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

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Warner Music reported streaming revenue for both recorded music and publishing rising 1 percent to $1.04 billion during the fourth quarter, driven by strong releases and global subscriber growth. —

Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024 The global publishing arm of Universal Music Group, UMPG represents songwriters such as Adele, Taylor Swift, SZA, and Elton John. —

Ellie Austin, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024 On the publishing front, Kadokawa has Key-Process imprints ASCII Media Works, Enterbrain, Fujimi Shobo, and Media Factory), KADOKAWA Game Linkage (which publishes B’s-LOG, Comptiq, Dengeki Nintendo and Weekly Famitsu), J-Novel Club, and Yen Press. —

Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024 On the opposite end of the spectrum, Sean Astin does low-key double duty as Santa and an intimidating publishing boss (as if the industry still supports those). —

Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for publishing

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

Time Traveler

The first known use of publishing was in the 15th century

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