publishing house
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of publishing house
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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The publishing house said the offer will run between March 23 and April 20, with an expected cash purchase price of between $36 and $40 a share.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The publishing house, owned by private-equity firm KKR KKR -3.76%decrease; red down pointing triangle , is best known for such blockbuster authors as Stephen King, Bob Woodward and Colleen Hoover.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Adrienne Vaughan, 45, the head of the US branch of Bloomsbury publishing house, died after she was flung from the motorboat in the holiday hotspot in southern Italy in August 2023.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
The novel kicks off with the theft of a book manuscript from a publishing house — a book, we learn, that may contain the secrets to an entirely new way of looking at the world.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025
It was in pretty good shape, I realized as I checked the binding, which is when I saw it was published by my publishing house, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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