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

At the time of publishing, this configuration was on sale on HP's online store for just $1,999. —PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2025

If — sorry, when AI Mode becomes the default way that billions of people start using Google, the traditional publishing business model won’t just be under strain. —Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025

Seizing the moment, Liza pretends to be half her age and reenters the publishing industry, landing a job as the assistant to the head of marketing at Empirical Press, Diana Trout (Miriam Shor). —Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025

In 1964, the Italian writer Lalla Romano received this compliment from one of her most steadfast admirers, and one of her editors at the publishing house Einaudi, Italo Calvino. —Brian Robert Moore september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 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