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printing

printing

70 2.0
A business that makes and sells printed items like newspapers and flyers
  • noun
  • /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
translation icon : industria de la imprenta
  • Once, he came down to the printing press to look for something.
  • printing industry
  • a printing press
  • printing and publishing

So it worked in commercials and print, but I was never Asian enough.

Examples

  • While a temporary tenant in his parents' house, Richard opened a printing business of his own.

  • Richard opened a printing business to create custom brochures for local companies.

  • But he made his real money in printing, right, as you know.

  • His father, my uncle, ran a large printing company in Kobe.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Wade kept on with the printing business his father had started in Galveston.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • President Lincoln then asked Congress to pass a law authorizing the printing of full legal tender Treasury notes to pay for the war effort.

  • The invention of the printing press by Johann Gutenberg in 1454 boosted the spread of knowledge.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The printing industry has evolved significantly with the advent of digital technology.

  • The school organized a fundraiser, and students sold various items to support local printing initiatives.

Synonyms

publishing
vsprinting
324 3.3

Business that prepares and sells books and magazines

focuses specifically on making copies rather than content preparation
publication
vsprinting
60 2.7

The business that makes and sells books, magazines, or newspapers

is limited to the production side of that broader industry
print shop
vsprinting
9 2.8

A shop that makes posters, flyers and other paper copies for people

is the wider business sector rather than one small outlet
printing business
vsprinting
2 2.7

A company that prints books, magazines, and marketing material

refers to the whole industry instead of one firm
printing shop
vsprinting
1 2.6

A shop that makes books, newspapers, or flyers

is the industry overall rather than a local service spot
printing company
vsprinting
1 2.1

A company that makes books, magazines, and brochures

is the wider industry, not a single commercial firm
printing concern
vsprinting
4.1

A company that puts words and pictures on paper for other businesses

is the broader industry rather than an individual company
printworks
vsprinting
  • UK
3.9

A factory that makes books, newspapers, and packaging

covers the entire industry beyond just one factory
printery
vsprinting
  • Archaic
5.7

A business that puts writing and pictures on paper, like flyers and cards

is the general industry rather than a single establishment

Compounds

A machine that makes many copies of pages with text or pictures on paper

A company that prints books, magazines, and marketing material

A former U.S. agency that printed and bound official government documents

A way of making copies of text or pictures by putting ink on paper

printing machine
  • Specialized
1 2.8

A machine that puts words and pictures onto paper

A shop that makes books, newspapers, or flyers

A United States government office that designs and prints paper money and other secure government papers

A company that makes books, magazines, and brochures

printing ink
  • Specialized
1 3.0

Thick colored liquid used to print on paper that dries quickly

offset printing
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A printing method that transfers ink from a metal plate to a rubber sheet and then to paper

9.9

A printing method that uses a glass plate covered in gelatin to make very detailed photos, sometimes in color

letterset printing
  • Specialized
9.8

A printing method that moves an image from a raised plate to a roller before printing on material

intaglio printing
  • Specialized
8.5

A printing method where an image is cut into a metal plate and the cuts hold ink to make prints

process printing
  • Specialized
5.6

A way of making full-color images using four color inks

A company that makes real objects from computer designs using special machines

An action a computer does to make paper copies of a document

A company that puts words and pictures on paper for other businesses

printing unit
  • Specialized
6.3

A unit people use in printing to show size or space

relief printing
  • Specialized
6.8

A printing method where you press ink on raised parts of a block onto paper

photo-offset printing
  • Specialized
6.1

A printing method that uses a metal plate and a rubber sheet to print images on paper

plaster printing
  • Specialized
9.9

A way of making prints that uses a plaster cast to raise lines

planographic printing
  • Specialized
9.3

A printing method using a flat surface where ink sticks to some parts and not others

A former U.S. government agency that printed and bound official documents for Congress and other federal offices

A former government office that made and put together official United States documents for Congress and federal departments

How Reputable

university
870 1.0
publisher
  • Specialized
511 3.0
vanity press
  • Jargon
1 8.2
printing
70 2.0

Surface Forms

printing singular
printings plural

Morphology

printing = print (semi-transparent) = print + ing

The word is clearly built on 'print' + '-ing', but the sense 'business or industry' is a specialized nominal use rather than the most literal action meaning.

Etymology

Printing comes from the Latin verb imprimere that meant 'to press', the same idea you see in English words like press and impress. So the printing industry is literally the business of using presses and machines to make printed things.