Meaning of publication In English

• 0 the act of making information or stories available to people in a printed or electronic form:

  • The brochure will be ready for publication in September.

  • Will you arrange the publication of the names of the winners?

  • When is the publication date? (= When will the book be available to buy?)

  • Our latest publication is a magazine for health enthusiasts.

• 1 a book, magazine, newspaper, or document, or the act of making information or writing available, esp. in a printed form:

  • [ C ] His writing appears frequently in French, Mexican, and Canadian publications.

  • [ U ] The publication of the marathon finishers will be in next Sunday’s newspaper.

• 2 the act of making information, stories, or pictures available to people either in books, newspapers, magazines, etc. or online:

  • They secured a High Court injunction to stop the publication of a misleading advertisement.

  • The catalogue will be ready for publication in September.

  • A new publication date of April 21 has been agreed.

• 3 a book, magazine, report, etc. that is published:

  • The company placed ads in many different publications.

  • print/online/trade publications

  • monthly/weekly publications

• 4 the act of giving the public details about a particular thing:

  • Their shares were pushed up nearly 8% after publication of the figures.