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 Tennessean is part of the USA TODAY Network, the largest local-to-national publishing and digital media organization in the country. —Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025

Self-publishing especially benefited romance writers. —Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025

The international contingent comprises 51 exhibitors from France, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Hong Kong, joined by 67 Taiwanese companies across film, TV, animation, publishing, comics, performing arts and gaming. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025

His refusal to do so has prompted criticism and pressure from Congress, with the House Oversight Committee subpoenaing — and publishing — thousands of pages of documents in its own investigation. —Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Oct. 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