I. ˈvend verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin vendere, contraction of venumdere, from venum sale + -dere (from dare to give) — more at venal , date
intransitive verb
: to become an object of commerce : change hands through sale
a product that should vend well
also : to engage in selling
merchants planning to vend abroad
transitive verb
1.
a. : to transfer to another for a pecuniary equivalent
planned to vend his household goods
b. : to engage in the sale of often by hawking or peddling
vended fruit on that corner for many years
developed a machine for vending hot coffee
2. : to put forth in or as a statement : utter publicly : publish abroad
uttering such comments as ought not to have been vended from a pulpit
II. noun
( -s )
Britain : an occasion or act of vending : sale ; especially : the total sales of a colliery especially as restricted by annual agreement
III. noun
or ve·ned və̇ˈnd
( plural vends -n(d)z ; or ve·ne·di və̇ˈnedē)
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: vend alteration (influenced by Latin Venedi Vends) of wend (II) ; vened from Latin Venedi, Veneti, plural, Vends
: wend