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print run

print run noun: 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).

Noun

print run (plural print runs)

  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).
    • If the first print run sells out, a second print run will be ordered. Some books even have dozens of print runs.
    • In the meantime, I have an opportunity of extolling the virtues of his Liverpool & Manchester Railway Atlas, which appeared last year and has already had its second print-run.2022 February 23, Barry Doe, “Liverpool & Manchester Atlas is excellent value”, in RAIL, number 951, page 60
    Synonyms:
    printing
  2. The total number of copies (of a book edition or a newspaper edition) ever printed.
    • The first edition had a print run of 1000 copies and sold for 36 shillings.2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 488

Synonyms of print run

Forms of print run

pluralprint runs

Questions about print run

What does print run mean?
Print run means 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).
What part of speech is print run?
Print run is a noun.
What is the plural of print run?
The plural of print run is print runs.

Words near print run in the dictionary

  1. print off
  2. print on demand
  3. print out
  4. print outs
  5. print pic
  6. print run
  7. print runs
  8. Print Screen
  9. Print Screens
  10. print server
  11. print servers

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