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

With the help of the lead detective assigned to their case (Michael Peña), the Irvines quickly deduce that Milo was likely abducted by Carrie Finch (Sophia Lillis), the 21-year-old nanny of Marissa’s new friend Jenny (Dakota Fanning), a publishing executive. —Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025

As of publishing, Edwards is listed as questionable for the game. —Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025

And so our friendship was born, and grew from there over weeks and then months of talking about authorial voice, the politics of publishing, the crushing despair of our historical moment, and how long should a chapter be, anyway? —Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025

Howard is a publishing insider himself, now retired after a long career at Viking Penguin and Doubleday. —Michael Gorra, The Atlantic, 4 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