vend
verb (used with object)
to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling.
vending
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present participleof vend.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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However, the fastener-and-tool distributor spent more on property and equipment in the quarter than it did a year earlier, with investments in facility construction and upgrades, industrial vending equipment and information technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
These highly detailed tableaux of laundromats speak to immigrant life as characters from East Asian mythology and Mexican traditions tumble around washers, buy detergent from vending machines, and mingle in laundry baskets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The company that owns the vending machine, iJooz, said it replaced all 500 straws in the machine dispenser after Maximilien's stunt.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
A churro cart vendor who had operated in South Los Angeles for more than a decade stopped vending altogether for six weeks at the peak of the roving sweeps, losing an estimated $5,000 in income.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
I saw the vending machine as if it were right in front of me.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
