printing

noun

print·​ing ˈprin-tiŋ How to pronounce printing (audio)
1
: the act or product of one that prints
2
: reproduction in printed form
3
: the art, practice, or business of a printer
4
5
printings plural : paper to be printed on

Examples of printing in a Sentence

The book is already in its second printing, and a third printing is scheduled for later this year. The book has had two printings of 100,000 copies each. Her printing is very neat.
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To mimic the fibrous structure of meat, faux versions may undergo 3D printing, extreme heat and cold manipulations and extrusion processes similar to those applied to ultraprocessed foods. Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 21 July 2025 Other investigative findings included lax security at a former brewery used by the city clerk's office for storage, early printing of poll books that caused issues in tracking ballots, and ballots that never made it to the wards to be counted. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025 The keycaps are a double-shot construction instead of dye-sublimation printing. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025 People Over Politics recorded expenses in the first quarter of a bit more than $230,000, with money going to things such as phone polling, printing, consulting, advertising and yard signs, according to its quarterly filing. Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for printing

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of printing was in the 14th century

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Kids Definition

printing

noun
print·​ing ˈprint-iŋ How to pronounce printing (audio)
1
: the process of putting something in printed form
2
: the art or business of a printer
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