# printing house

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An institution or commercial company chiefly devoted to printing.
2. The building where printing occurs.
3. Synonym of printshop: a place to make personal copies.

## Etymology
From the expansive sense of house to refer to any building, particularly those like shops or workshops where people work together for a common purpose. Originally used in reference to printing workshops supplying or included within a bookshop; later used more expansively to refer to any institution or company involved in printing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/printing-house