vendue

[ ven-doo, -dyoo ]

noun

1. a public auction.

vendue

/ ˈvɛndjuː /

noun

1. a public sale; auction

Word History and Origins

Origin of vendue¹

1680–90; < Dutch vendu < Middle French vendue sale, noun use of feminine of vendu, past participle of vendre to sell; vend

Word History and Origins

Origin of vendue¹

C17: from Dutch vendu, from Old French vendue a sale, from vendre to sell, from Latin vendere

Example Sentences

A public sale of property to the highest bidder, esp. by a person licensed and authorized for the purpose; a vendue.

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Sometimes when there was a "vendue" in the house, reckless folk opened the front gate, and even tied it back.

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The boy told that the Doanes were at his father’s house, and the miller sent the word to a vendue in the neighborhood.

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Enquire of the printer hereof: Or otherwise they will be expos'd to sale by publick vendue, on Saturday the 11th of April next, at 12 o'clock, at the Indian-king, in Market Street.

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The pine tables, rush chairs, and uncurtained bed, had been purchased at half price, at vendue, and exhibited various tokens of decay; but care and neatness and order were displayed in their condition and arrangement.

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