vend
to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling: to vend flowers at a sidewalk stand.
to give utterance to (opinions, ideas, etc.); publish.
to engage in the sale of merchandise.
to be disposed of by sale.
Origin of vend
1Other words from vend
- vend·a·ble, adjective
- re·vend, verb (used with object)
- un·vend·a·ble, adjective
- un·vend·ed, adjective
Words Nearby vend
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How to use vend in a sentence
There are vending restrictions in the neighborhoods of the Gaslamp Quarter, Little Italy and Old Town.
Permits, Education and Entrepreneurship Zones: What to Expect from San Diego’s New Street Vending Rules. | Andrea Lopez-Villafaña | March 2, 2022 | Voice of San DiegoThey argue that vending in certain areas has become a public safety issue and creates unfair competition for brick-and-mortar stores.
Morning Report: Police Oversight Ordinance Moves Forward Without Significant Changes | Voice of San Diego | March 1, 2022 | Voice of San DiegoCouncilwoman Jennifer Campbell’s office released a draft of the sidewalk vending ordinance earlier this month.
San Diego’s Sidewalk Vending Rules Are Finally Heading to Council | Andrea Lopez-Villafaña | February 10, 2022 | Voice of San DiegoFaulconer’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.
Morning Report: Dems Killed SANDAG’s Driving Fee. Now What? | Voice of San Diego | December 9, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoResidents 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.
Entrepreneurs Want Room to Grow Their Businesses Beyond San Diego’s Sidewalks | Andrea Lopez-Villafaña | November 29, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
In that case, finding a location to vend in the central business district could be tough.
DC Wants to Put Many of Its Food Trucks Out of Business | Megan McArdle | March 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe candle was yet in his hand, showing him my bulk, and perhaps the small clothes he had longed to vend.
Lazarre | Mary Hartwell CatherwoodShe looked at me with contempt, "Les ballons, ca ne se vend pas, ca se donne."
Balloons | Elizabeth BibescoThe room every night has the appearance of a market-place, where beggars vend and where beggars are the purchasers.
Le ciel nous vend toujours les biens quil nous prodigue, may be applied to my poor Father emphatically.
Biographia Epistolaris Volume 2 | Samuel Taylor ColeridgeThe Christianity of Tennyson is a very different thing from the Christianity they vend to the credulous multitude.
Flowers of Freethought | George W. Foote
British Dictionary definitions for vend
/ (vɛnd) /
to sell or be sold
to sell (goods) for a living
(tr) rare to utter or publish (an opinion, etc)
Origin of vend
1Derived forms of vend
- vendition (vɛnˈdɪʃən), noun
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