printing

noun

print·​ing ˈprin-tiŋ 

1

: the act or product of one that prints

2

: reproduction in printed form

3

: the art, practice, or business of a printer

4

: impression sense 7a

5

printings plural : paper to be printed on

Examples of printing in a Sentence

The book is already in its second printing, and a third printing is scheduled for later this year.

The book has had two printings of 100,000 copies each.

Her printing is very neat.

Recent Examples on the Web

These funds are designated to cover the agency’s regular operating expenses, including rent, facilities services, printing and postage, physical security, research and income statistics, as well as information technology development, enhancement, operations, maintenance, and security. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025

The full record will encapsulate sales from all outlets, including those that aren’t offering the printing promotion. —James McNicholas, New York Times, 29 July 2025

It can be used to make fire-resistant cladding, replace sand in concrete for 3D printing, and also be combined with trash-ash to make a brick that insulates better than regular ones. —Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 24 July 2025

The comic debuted in 2017 and proved to be a hot seller during the first Trump administration, going through seven printings and launching spinoffs Calexit: All Systems San Diego and Calexit: Our Last Night in America. —Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing printing

• 3D printing
• printing office
• printing press
• relief printing

Rhymes for printing

• glinting
• hinting
• minting
• splinting
• sprinting
• squinting
• tinting
• fingerprinting
• imprinting
• reprinting
• unstinting

Kids Definition

printing

noun

print·​ing ˈprint-iŋ 

1

: the process of putting something in printed form

2

: the art or business of a printer