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

John Freeman is an executive editor at Knopf who oversees Morrison’s publishing program. — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media’s AI policy. — Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

Karger is repped for film and TV by Lit Entertainment Group and for publishing by Writers House. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 July 2026

Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 2 July 2026

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