vend

vend
vendable, adj.
/vend/, v.t.
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.
v.i.
3. to engage in the sale of merchandise.
4. to be disposed of by sale.
[1610-20; < L vendere to sell, contr. of venum (or veno) dare to offer for sale; see VENAL]

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  • Vend — Vend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vending}.] [F. vendre, L. vendere, from venum dare; venus sale + dare to give. See 2d {Venal}, {Date}, time.] To transfer to another person for a pecuniary equivalent; to make an object of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vend — / vend/ vi: to dispose of something by sale: sell; also: to engage in selling vt: to sell esp. as a hawker or peddler Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

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  • vend — [vend] v [T] law [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: vendere, from venum dare to give for sale ] to sell something >vending n [U] ▪ street vending …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • vend — v. sell goods in a vending machine; peddle merchandise (especially on the street) …   English contemporary dictionary

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