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

Yasmin, who was ousted from Pierpoint after a tabloid scandal involving her publishing-magnate father threatened to sully the bank by association, has turned to another undependable man for salvation, proposing to an aristocratic failson called Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington). —Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026

At the time of publishing, this had climbed to more than 23 million views. —Ivana Scatola, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026

Discussions about travel or publishing will interest you. —Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026

About lV Classic Waterproof Boot At the time of publishing, the price started at $196. —Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 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