vendue

[ven-doo, -dyoo]

noun

a public auction.

Origin of vendue

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

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Historical Examples of vendue

Here are you all got together at this vendue of fineries knick-knacks.
One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed
C. A. Bogardus
Here are you all got together at this vendue of fineries and knick-knacks.
Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6
Charles H. Sylvester
“I am going to stay over Monday and go to the vendue,” said Harris.
The Girls of Hillcrest Farm
Amy Bell Marlowe
The young folks had got enough of the vendue now, and so had Mrs. Pritchett.
The Girls of Hillcrest Farm
Amy Bell Marlowe
Here you are all got together at this Vendue of Fineries and Knicknacks.
Benjamin Franklin
Frank Luther Mott

British Dictionary definitions for vendue

vendue

noun

US a public sale; auction

Word Origin for vendue

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

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Word Origin and History for vendue

"public sale, auction," 1680s, from Dutch vendu, from French vendue "sale," from vendre "to sell," from Latin vendere (see vend).