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

Where does the publishing industry go from here? —Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025

As of publishing, the pair isn’t available from any secondary market, meaning the images here are as close as many may come to the boots, especially considering that Tek’s purchase is said to be the final pair in retail circulation. —Riley Jones, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025

And in another bucking of the existing system, Kokonas went around the traditional publishing industry to produce and distribute Alinea’s cookbook themselves, which was a pretty profitable decision. —Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025

The creator of the acclaimed How to Fail podcast will be represented across publishing, factual entertainment, media rights, TV and film, and creators. —Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Nov. 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