press run

Total copies printed

A press run is the continuous operation of a printing press to produce a specific publication or job, or the quantity of copies printed during that operation: The first press run sold out immediately.

A large press run typically lowers the per-unit cost.

Also written as one word: pressrun.

Opposites
quantity/scale

press runone-off

Singular, unrepeated instance

limited edition · proof copy · small batch · galley · artist's proof

production method

press runmanuscript

Original text before publication

e-book · digital distribution · calligraphy · online publication · digital release

Family

run, press

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G