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

At the time of publishing, the price started at $70. —Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025

Headley works with Bindery, a company that gives book influencers their own imprints, complete with an in-house publishing team. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2025

Greta Rainbow on the state of book publishing at the end of magazines. —Literary Hub, 20 Dec. 2025

The literature that wins prizes and critical acclaim tends to be released through prominent publishing houses, which might insulate it from cannibalization—at first. —Vauhini Vara, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 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