publishing house
/'pʌbliʃiɳ'haus/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A company or organization that prepares and issues books, journals, or other materials for sale to the public: A publishing house is a business entity engaged in the production and distribution of printed or digital works.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- She works for a major publishing house in New York.
- The manuscript was accepted by a prestigious academic publishing house.
- Several publishing houses competed for the rights to print the author's first novel.
Advanced Usage
- "to be acquired by a publishing house": to be bought out or taken over by a larger publishing company.
- The small imprint was acquired by a multinational publishing house.
- "an imprint of a publishing house": a trade name under which a publishing house releases a specific category of books.
- This science fiction series is published under an imprint of a larger publishing house.
Variants and Related Words
- Publisher (n): An individual or company that publishes, especially books. Often used interchangeably with "publishing house," though "publisher" can refer to a person.
- He is the publisher of a small press.
- Imprint (n): A brand name under which a publishing house issues a specific line of titles.
- The book was released under the publisher's children's imprint.
Synonyms
- Publisher: A person or firm that publishes books, newspapers, etc.
- Press: Often used in names of publishing houses (e.g., University Press).
- Publishing company: A business firm that publishes.
Related Phrases
- To submit to a publishing house: To send a manuscript to a publisher for consideration.
- The author submitted her manuscript to multiple publishing houses.
- House style: The set of rules for writing and design followed by a particular publishing house.
- All articles must conform to the publishing house's style guide.
Noun
- a firm in the publishing business