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)

Other Word Forms

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

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

Doshi said the best surprise was Gemini 3’s high performance on an evaluation called Vending Bench, which tests a model’s ability to think and act over time by asking it to operate a vending machine.

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“When neighborhoods are plagued by issues such as aggressive panhandling, unruly street vending, public urination, abandoned vehicles, it gives the impression of an unsafe community,” she said in January.

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Its motorized innards were prone to skidding, seizing and unexplained work stoppages, causing the crew to occasionally handle the camera like a vending machine that had stolen their money.

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The ban was met with an outcry and a lawsuit from vendors who argued street vending had been decriminalized and the city could no longer outlaw the stands.

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“When neighborhoods are plagued by issues such as aggressive panhandling, unruly street vending, public urination, abandoned vehicles, it gives the impression of an unsafe community,” Ms. Tisch said in January.

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