publishing

1 of 2

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

publishing

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present participle of publish

Examples of publishing in a Sentence

Noun

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

Noun

The pair star as rival publishing editors in the film from Carlson Young. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026

But hybrid publishers provide a greater level of service and support to authors than is the case with self-publishing. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2026

General Manager Lin Kun-feng explained that the fund is making equity investments into Taiwanese production company Damou Entertainment (The World Between Us) and IP development and publishing company Horiza Creations. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026

In 1985, for example, Brazilian liberationist theologian Leonardo Boff was ordered to observe a year of silence – no publishing, no public speaking – to discipline him for his critique of the church’s hierarchy. — Eben Levey, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing publishing

• desktop publishing
• electronic publishing