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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.
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verb (used without object)
3.
to engage in the sale of merchandise.
4.
to be disposed of by sale.
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Origin:
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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vend
(vɛnd)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
vend
late 14c., from L. vendere "to sell, praise," contraction of vendumare "offer for sale," from venum "for sale" (see
venal
) + dare "to give" (see
date
(1)). Vending machine is recorded from 1895.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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