printing
pronunciation
How to pronounce printing in British English:
UK [ˈprɪntɪŋ]
How to pronounce printing in American English:
US [ˈprɪntɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- text handwritten in the style of printed matter
- the business of printing
- reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
- all the copies of a work printed at one time
Word Origin
- printing (adj.)
- present participle adjective from print (v.). Printing press is from 1580s.
Example
- 1. It is simply a question of printing enough money .
- 2. Running budget deficits and printing money tend to weaken a currency .
- 3. They were old colleagues of johannes gutenberg , the pioneer of modern printing .
- 4. Printing companies have been suffering this year .
- 5. The second half indeed did not merit printing .