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 publishing house seeks the return of a $400,000 advance. —Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025

The company posted relatively small gains in the second quarter but stronger ones for the half year that ended June 30, with its publishing division seeing 11%-plus year-over-year gains in both categories. —Jem Aswad, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025

No incidents or injuries have been reported at the time of publishing. —Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025

Springer was most recently in a long-term overall deal with The Walt Disney Company, producing feature films as well as developing, consulting, and producing across television, animation, publishing, theme parks, and games. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 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