broadcasting

[brawd-kas-ting, -kah-sting]

noun

1. the act of transmitting speech, music, visual images, etc., as by radio or television.

2. radio or television as a business or profession.

   She's training for a career in broadcasting.

Other Word Forms

• prebroadcasting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of broadcasting¹

First recorded in 1920–25; broadcast + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

In recent months, the Republican-controlled Congress has passed more than $9 billion in rescission External link bills to repeal Inflation Reduction Act climate funds, Internal Revenue Service enforcement budgets, public broadcasting, and pandemic-era infrastructure spending.

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Looking back, one can see that digital video recorders were a transitional technology in the march from over-the-air broadcasting to streaming, which is wiping out the usage of DVRs.

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She’s done several podcasts and social-media shows and would like to try broadcasting.

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She's now retired from professional sport, but has shown a similar adaptability and resilience in her new career which includes acting, modelling and broadcasting including competing in Dancing on Ice.

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Watching Elijah enjoy himself, the women said they feel awkward broadcasting their woes to strangers when all they desire is what’s best for him.

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Related Words

• radio 
• television 
• transmission