vend

American  

[vend] / vɛnd /

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.

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verb (used without object)

1. to engage in the sale of merchandise.

2. to be disposed of by sale.

vend British  

/ 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)

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Other Word Forms

• revend verb (used with object)
• unvendable adjective
• unvended adjective
• vendable adjective
• vendition noun

Etymology

Origin of vend

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

Example Sentences

“Any of you want something to drink while you’re waiting? The vending machine spit out two Mountain Dews, and I only wanted one.”

From Literature

They’d be in the cafetorium in the dark with the wind roaring outside, but safe, uninjured, with their bellies full from raiding the coolers and vending machines.

From Literature

With Anthropic, another major AI startup, you will stress-test the AI “agent” idea in the most journalistically responsible way possible: by putting a bot-powered vending machine in a newsroom.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I hadn't eaten, and the vending machine wasn't working, all those things including toilet facilities, the bright lights and the noise all impact on you especially if you aren't well," she said.

From BBC

That’s still too pricey for most in a country where millions scrape by on sporadic income from street vending, domestic work, construction and other iterations of the informal economy.

From Los Angeles Times