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 seventy-five, Price is a character of a kind that the publishing industry no longer produces: a best-selling author of literary fiction raised in New York public housing. —Kevin Lozano, New Yorker, 6 July 2025

Some of those options include warehouses, printing and publishing, offices, and plumbing. —Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025

China’s experience shows how government control over scientific publishing can lead to scandals related to scientific misconduct and compromised research quality. —A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2025

So did a publishing industry friend, and a writer friend. —Jessica Berger Gross july 2, Literary Hub, 2 July 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