newsprint

[nooz-print, nyooz-]

noun

1. a low-grade, machine-finished paper made from wood pulp and a small percentage of sulfite pulp, used chiefly for newspapers.

newsprint

/ ˈnjuːzˌprɪnt /

noun

1. an inexpensive wood-pulp paper used for newspapers

Word History and Origins

Origin of newsprint¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; news + print

Example Sentences

Gone are the days of flavoring your morning coffee with a bit of ink, accidentally dipping the corner of the newsprint into a mug while thumbing through the pages.

From Salon

I love newsprint, because when I was very young, my parents gave me a microscope and the first thing I looked at was the edge of a torn newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times

The paper mill used to produce newsprint paper employing 530 people in the 1990s.

From BBC

The trucking firms ran on the companies’ refined gasoline, the forestry and shipping interests used the Irvings’ construction subsidiaries, and a chain of newspapers purchased the newsprint from a nearby factory.

From Seattle Times

But the days of cranking out 15 million tons of newsprint per year are over, as sad as we are to see it, and the output is now just 1 million tons per year.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• book 
• copy 
• edition 
• engraving 
• lettering 
• lithograph 
• magazine 
• newspaper 
• photograph 
• stamp 
• type 
• writing