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publishing

  • noun
  • pub·lish·ing
  • /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/

The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc.

Other meanings

  1. Something published; a publication.

Synonyms

  • publication

Related words

  • micropublishing
  • nanopublishing
  • privishing
  • desktop publishing
  • publishing house
  • publishing date
  • predatory publishing
  • database publishing
  • e-publishing
  • electronic publishing
  • salami publishing
  • self-publishing

Example sentences

  • “Publishing houses publish books.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “publishing” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.