printing-house
Noun: A "printing-house" refers to a commercial establishment or facility where printed materials, such as books, newspapers, or pamphlets, are produced using printing presses. It is synonymous with a printing office or a printing works.
- (The text was delivered to the facility that prints books.)
- (He trained at a commercial printing establishment to acquire skills.)
"to set up a printing-house": to establish a business dedicated to printing.
- Gutenberg set up the first printing-house in Europe using movable type. (He founded the first commercial printing operation with movable type.)
"printing-house proof": a proof or test print made in the printing-house for final approval before mass production.
- The editor reviewed the printing-house proof for errors. (The editor checked the final test print from the facility.)
Printing (n): the process of producing text or images on paper or other materials.
- The printing of the book took two weeks. (The production process lasted fourteen days.)
House (n): a building or establishment for a specific purpose.
- The printing-house is located near the city center. (The building used for printing is in the central area.)
Printing press (n): a machine used for printing.
- The printing-house installed a new printing press. (The facility acquired a modern printing machine.)
- Print shop: a small or informal establishment for printing.
- Printing office: a formal term for a place where printing is done.
- Press: a shortened term often referring to a printing establishment.
"to go to press": to begin the printing process.
- The newspaper goes to press at midnight. (The newspaper starts printing at midnight.)
"in the press": being printed or currently in production.
- The book is in the press and will be released next month. (The book is being printed and will be published next month.)
Print out: to produce a physical copy from a digital file.
- The printing-house printed out the final draft. (The facility produced a physical copy of the final version.)
Print up: to prepare and print a specific quantity.
- They printed up five hundred copies of the brochure. (They produced five hundred copies of the promotional material.)