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vend

[ vend ]

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)

  1. to engage in the sale of merchandise.
  2. to be disposed of by sale.

vend

/ vɛnˈdɪʃən; vɛnd /

verb

  1. to sell or be sold
  2. to sell (goods) for a living
  3. rare.
    tr to utter or publish (an opinion, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • vendition, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • Իa· adjective
  • ·Ի verb (used with object)
  • un·Իa· adjective
  • ܲ·ԻĻ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vend1

1610–20; < Latin vendere to sell, contraction of ŧԳܳ (or ŧō ) dare to offer for sale; venal
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vend1

C17: from Latin vendere, contraction of ŧԳܳ dare to offer for sale
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One, roughly the size and shape of a small vending machine, is in street clothes while the other towers over him in skates and a white-and-black hockey sweater.

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The Old Tractor Shed Farm Shop in Brookland has installed three vending machines which continue to offer a range of products when the main business is closed.

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They got the audience to collectively groan in horror at a particularly gory clip from “Final Destination: Bloodlines” involving an MRI machine, body piercings and a vending machine spring.

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For decades, the cola wars played out in Super Bowl commercials and fast food soda fountains, in taste tests and vending machine allegiances.

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After making a purchase, customers were given a token to put into a special vending machine, which spat out Louis Vuitton x Murakami novelty items, including stickers and trading cards.

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