Phrase guide

print run

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The total number of copies (of a book edition) printed as one batch on the printing press (that is, from one setup on the press).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • If the first print run sells out, a second print run will be ordered. Some books even have dozens of print runs.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: printing

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The total number of copies (of a book edition or a newspaper edition) ever printed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the period that presses run to produce an issue of a newspaper

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: press run

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: run

Narrower terms: split run

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aragonese: tirache — Translations
  • Catalan: tiratge — Translations
  • Finnish: painosmäärä — Translations
  • Polish: nakład — Translations
  • Portuguese: tiragem — Translations
  • Spanish: tiraje — Translations
  • Spanish: tirada — Translations