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vendue
[ ven-doo, -dyoo ]
/ vɛnˈdu, -ˈdyu /
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noun
a public auction.
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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
Words nearby vendue
vending machine, vendition, Vendôme, vendor, vendor placing, vendue, veneer, veneering, veneer patch, venene, venenose
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British Dictionary definitions for vendue
vendue
/ (ˈvɛndjuː) /
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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