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vend

  [vend] ,
Use Vend in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to sell as one's business or occupation, esp. by peddling: to vend flowers at a sidewalk stand.
2. to give utterance to (opinions, ideas, etc.); publish.
–verb (used without object)
3. to engage in the sale of merchandise.
4. to be disposed of by sale.
Origin:
1610–20; < L vendere to sell, contr. of vēnum (or vēnō) dare to offer for sale; see venal

Related forms:
vend⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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vend   (věnd)   
v.   vend·ed, vend·ing, vends

v.   tr.

    1. To sell by means of a vending machine.

    2. To sell, especially by peddling.

  2. To offer (an idea, for example) for public consideration.

v.   intr.
To engage in selling.

[Latin vēndere, shortening of vēnumdare : vēnum, sale; see wes-3 in Indo-European roots + dare, to give; see dō- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

vend 
1382 (implied in vendible), from L. vendere "to sell, praise," contraction of vendumare "offer for sale," from venum "for sale" (see venal) + dare "to give" (see date (1)). Vendor is from 1594, from late Anglo-Fr. vendor, from vendre "to vend," from L. vendere "to sell." Vending machine is recorded from 1895.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: vend
Pronunciation: 'vend
Function: intransitive verb
: to dispose of something by sale : SELL; also : to engage in selling transitive verb : to sell esp. as a hawker or peddler
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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