verb (used with object)
1.
to sell as one's business or occupation, especially 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; < Latin vendere to sell, contraction of vēnum (or vēnō) dare to offer for sale; see venal
1610–20; < Latin vendere to sell, contraction of vēnum (or vēnō) dare to offer for sale; see venal
Related forms
vend·a·ble, adjective
re·vend, verb (used with object)
un·vend·a·ble, adjective
un·vend·ed, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to sell or be sold |
| 2. | to sell (goods) for a living |
| 3. | rare (tr) to utter or publish (an opinion, etc) |
| [C17: from Latin vendere, contraction of vēnum dare to offer for sale] | |
| vendition | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
The applicant is requesting a license to hawk, peddle or vend any good, wares or merchandise owned by him except for liquor.
Hygienic reformers are usually unequaled in imaginary horrors, except by the charlatans who vend panaceas.
These relations then led me to panhandlers, some of whom also sometimes scavenge and vend.
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