Definition

1. Noun:
   • Cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers: "Newsprint" refers to a low-cost, uncoated paper manufactured primarily from mechanical wood pulp, characterized by its off-white color and relatively short lifespan, designed specifically for the mass production of newspapers and other periodicals.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The cost of newsprint has risen significantly this year, affecting newspaper publishers.
  • Old newspapers can be recycled to produce new newsprint.
  • The editorial was printed on standard newsprint, which began to yellow after a few months.

Advanced Usage

• "to be on newsprint": to be printed or published in a newspaper format.
  • The poet's early works first appeared on newsprint in local publications.

Variants and Related Words

• Newsprint-quality (adj): describing something with the rough, inexpensive texture or appearance of newsprint paper.
  • The flyer was produced on newsprint-quality paper to save costs.

Synonyms

• Newspaper: (when referring to the paper material itself, not the publication) e.g.,
• Print paper: a general term for paper used in printing.

Related Phrases and Compounds

• Newsprint industry: the sector involved in the manufacturing of newsprint paper.
  • The newsprint industry has been impacted by digital media.
• Newsprint shortage: a situation where there is insufficient supply of newsprint paper.
  • The newsprint shortage forced the paper to reduce its page count.

Noun

1. cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers
   • they used bales of newspaper every day