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vendition

[ven-dish-uhn]

noun

the act of vending; sale.

Origin:
1535–45; < Latin venditiōn- (stem of venditiō), equivalent to vendit(us) (past participle of vendere to vend; see -ite²) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

self-ven·di·tion, noun

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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

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