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)

Derived Forms

• vendition, noun

Other Words From

• venda·ble adjective
• re·vend verb (used with object)
• un·venda·ble adjective
• un·vended adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vend¹

1610–20; < Latin vendere to sell, contraction of vēnum (or vēnō ) dare to offer for sale; venal

Word History and Origins

Origin of vend¹

C17: from Latin vendere, contraction of vēnum dare to offer for sale

Example Sentences

There are vending restrictions in the neighborhoods of the Gaslamp Quarter, Little Italy and Old Town.

From Voice of San Diego

They argue that vending in certain areas has become a public safety issue and creates unfair competition for brick-and-mortar stores.

From Voice of San Diego

Councilwoman Jennifer Campbell’s office released a draft of the sidewalk vending ordinance earlier this month.

From Voice of San Diego

Faulconer’s plan died at least partly because of an outcry from vendors, who view sidewalk vending as an avenue for entrepreneurship and eventually brick-and-mortar businesses.

From Voice of San Diego

Residents and merchant groups have pressed the city for rules that would prevent street vendors from setting up near the beaches, but vendors argue that preventing them from vending in the area would upend their livelihood.

From Voice of San Diego

In that case, finding a location to vend in the central business district could be tough.

From The Daily Beast

The candle was yet in his hand, showing him my bulk, and perhaps the small clothes he had longed to vend.

From Project Gutenberg

She looked at me with contempt, "Les ballons, ca ne se vend pas, ca se donne."

From Project Gutenberg

The room every night has the appearance of a market-place, where beggars vend and where beggars are the purchasers.

From Project Gutenberg

Le ciel nous vend toujours les biens quil nous prodigue, may be applied to my poor Father emphatically.

From Project Gutenberg

The Christianity of Tennyson is a very different thing from the Christianity they vend to the credulous multitude.

From Project Gutenberg