press release

noun

An official written statement that is sent to the media so that it can be publicized.

“The company sent out a press release announcing its new product.”

Similar
handoutrelease
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Meanings

nounpress release (plural press releases)

plural press releases

  1. An official written statement that is sent to the media so that it can be publicized.

    The company sent out a press release announcing its new product.

    Synonyms: handout

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn official written statement that is sent to the media so that it can be publicized.

Similar
handout

More synonyms by meaning

nounan announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation

Similar
handoutrelease
Broader
announcementpromulgation
Also see
handoutrelease

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic بَيَان صَحَفِيّ
  • بَيَان صَحَفِيّ (bayān ṣaḥafiyy)official written media statement
Bengali প্রেস বিজ্ঞপ্তি
  • প্রেস বিজ্ঞপ্তি (pres bijnopti)official written media statement
Bulgarian пресрели́йз, комюнике́
  • пресрели́йз (presrelíjz)official written media statement
  • комюнике́ (komjuniké)official written media statement
Chinese Mandarin 新聞稿 /新闻稿
  • 新聞稿 /新闻稿 (xīnwéngǎo)official written media statement
Czech tisková zpráva
  • tisková zprávaofficial written media statement
Danish pressemeddelelse
  • pressemeddelelseofficial written media statement
Dutch persbericht, persverklaring
  • persberichtofficial written media statement
  • persverklaringofficial written media statement
Estonian pressiteade
  • pressiteadeofficial written media statement
Finnish lehdistötiedote
  • lehdistötiedoteofficial written media statement
French communiqué de presse, communiqué
  • communiqué de presseofficial written media statement
  • communiquéofficial written media statement
German Pressemitteilung, Presseerklärung
  • Pressemitteilungofficial written media statement
  • Presseerklärungofficial written media statement
  • Pressemeldungofficial written media statement
  • Presseaussendungofficial written media statement
Greek δελτίο τύπου
  • δελτίο τύπου (deltío týpou)official written media statement
Hindi विज्ञप्ति, प्रेस विज्ञप्ति
  • विज्ञप्ति (vijñapti)official written media statement
  • प्रेस विज्ञप्ति (pres vijñapti)official written media statement
Hungarian sajtóközlemény
  • sajtóközleményofficial written media statement
Icelandic fréttatilkynning
  • fréttatilkynningofficial written media statement
Indonesian siaran
  • siaranofficial written media statement
Italian comunicato stampa, comunicato
  • comunicato stampaofficial written media statement
  • comunicatoofficial written media statement
Japanese 記者発表, プレスリリース
  • 記者発表 (kisha happyū)official written media statement
  • プレスリリース (puresurirīsu)official written media statement
Korean 보도자료
  • 보도자료 (bodojaryo)official written media statement
Latvian paziņojums presei
  • paziņojums preseiofficial written media statement
Lithuanian pranešimas žiniasklaidai
  • pranešimas žiniasklaidaiofficial written media statement
Māori pānui pāpāho
  • pānui pāpāhoofficial written media statement
Norwegian Bokmål presseskriv, pressemelding
  • presseskrivofficial written media statement
  • pressemeldingofficial written media statement
Polish notatka prasowa, komunikat prasowy
  • notatka prasowaofficial written media statement
  • komunikat prasowyofficial written media statement
Portuguese comunicado, comunicado de imprensa
  • comunicadoofficial written media statement
  • comunicado de imprensaofficial written media statement
Romanian comunicat de presă, comunicat
  • comunicat de presăofficial written media statement
  • comunicatofficial written media statement
Russian пресс-рели́з, коммюнике́
  • пресс-рели́з (press-relíz)official written media statement
  • коммюнике́ (kommjuniké)official written media statement
Slovak tlačová správa
  • tlačová správaofficial written media statement
Spanish comunicado de prensa, comunicado
  • comunicado de prensaofficial written media statement
  • comunicadoofficial written media statement
Swedish pressmeddelande
  • pressmeddelandeofficial written media statement
Thai ข่าวประชาสัมพันธ์, ข่าวแจก
  • ข่าวประชาสัมพันธ์ (kàao-bprà-chaa-sǎm-pan)official written media statement
  • ข่าวแจก (kàao-jɛ̀ɛk)official written media statement
Turkish basın açıklaması
  • basın açıklamasıofficial written media statement
Ukrainian прес-релі́з, комюніке́
  • прес-релі́з (pres-relíz)official written media statement
  • комюніке́ (komjuniké)official written media statement
Urdu خَبَری اِشاعِیَہ, اِشاعِیَہ
  • خَبَری اِشاعِیَہ (xabarī iśā'iya)official written media statement
  • اِشاعِیَہ (iśā'iya)official written media statement
Vietnamese thông cáo báo chí
  • thông cáo báo chíofficial written media statement
Cite this entry
APA

press release. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/press%20release

MLA

“press release.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/press%20release. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “press release,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/press%20release.

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