Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "fitarwa" shine aikin fitar da wani abu, yawanci takarda, bugawa, ko kuɗi, don rarrabawa ko amfani da jama'a. Yana iya komawa ga aikin samarwa da rarraba wani abu don amfanin gabaɗaya, ko aikin sakin wani abu a hukumance ga jama'a ko ga wasu gungun mutane. Misali, ba da sabon fasfo, ba da sanarwar manema labarai, ko ba da takardar shaida.
