publish pub‧lish [ˈpʌblɪʆ] verb
1. [intransitive, transitive] to arrange the writing, production, and sale of a book, magazine etc:
• Her second novel was published in July.
• We publish education books.
2. [transitive] to make official information such as a report available for everyone to read:
• The latest unemployment figures will be published tomorrow.
• Public companies have to publish an annual report and accounts.
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publish UK US /ˈpʌblɪʃ/ verb [T]
► COMMERCE to produce books, magazines, software, etc. and to make them available to the public by selling them: »
They publish a range of business books and software.
► COMMUNICATIONS to print an article in a newspaper or magazine, or to make it available online: »
The journal does not publish correspondence from readers.
publish an article/report/account »The Economist published a lengthy article on the subject of debt.
»Papers presented at the conference are published online.
► COMMUNICATIONS to make information available to the public: »
Sales figures are published monthly.
publish sth in/on sth »Details of the event are published on our website.
► COMMERCE to print and sell the work of a particular writer: »
He was first published in the early 1980s.
»She was already a published author at the age of 23.
Financial and business terms. 2012.