publishing

noun

pub·​lish·​ing ˈpə-bli-shiŋ 

: the business or profession of the commercial production and issuance of literature, information, musical scores or sometimes recordings, or art

newspaper publishing

software publishing

Examples of publishing in a Sentence

He was hoping to get a job in publishing after college.

Her sister works for a well-known publishing company.

Recent Examples on the Web

The relentless publishing schedule started to pay literal dividends in the late 2010s, to the point that Filipas was able to step back from her full-time job. —Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2025

After completing their Masters degree in 2011 and qualifying as a teacher in 2012, Jase has spent the last two decades studying and working in photography and publishing in multiple areas, and specializes in low light optics and camera systems. —Harry Bennett, Space.com, 29 Nov. 2025

Head of flying operations at Hot Air Balloon Australia, Jay Schesser, who flies 6000 passengers every year, spoke to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) about the risks of flying following the publishing of the report, which looked into an incident involving one of his balloons in July. —Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025

The Nike Vaporposite Pro football cleats were released Thursday in the Air Foamposite Pro’s classic Pearl makeup and as of publishing, numerous sizes are still available from the sportswear brand’s e-commerce store. —Riley Jones, Footwear News, 28 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English publisching "act of announcing, public declaration, issuing of copies of a book," from gerund of publisshen "to make known, publish"

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing publishing

• desktop publishing
• electronic publishing