publishing

[puhb-li-shing]

noun

1. the activities or business of a publisher, especially of books or periodicals.

   He plans to go into publishing after college.

Word History and Origins

Origin of publishing¹

1375–1425; late Middle English (gerund); publish, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

While OBR staff thought they had applied safeguards to prevent early publication, there were two errors in the way in which they were set up on the publishing platform WordPress that effectively bypassed these controls.

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No explanation was given, when asked for the documentary series, as to why the Prince of Wales has chosen not to follow his father's example of publishing his tax returns since inheriting the role.

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"This is simultaneously one of publishing's greatest failures and triumphs," says Nathan MacDonald, Professor of the Interpretation of the Old Testament at the University of Cambridge.

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Studio group Canal+ was listed in London, while advertising group Havas was listed in Amsterdam and publishing firm Louis Hachette Group in Paris.

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The club has stopped the established precedent of publishing the percentages of which type of tickets make up each game's away allocation.

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