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vend
(vĕnd)v. vend·ed, vend·ing, vends
v.tr.
1. To offer for sale, especially by peddling.
2. To supply (a product or service) to a business for a fee.
v.intr.
To engage in selling.
[Latin vēndere, shortening of vēnumdare : vēnum, sale; see wes- in Indo-European roots + dare, to give; see dō- in Indo-European roots.]
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vend
(vɛnd)vb
1. (Commerce) to sell or be sold
2. (Commerce) to sell (goods) for a living
3. (tr) rare to utter or publish (an opinion, etc)
[C17: from Latin vendere, contraction of vēnum dare to offer for sale]
vendition n
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vend
(vɛnd)v.t.
1. to sell as one's occupation, esp. by peddling: to vend flowers at a sidewalk stand.
2. to give utterance to (opinions, ideas, etc.); publish.
v.i. 3. to engage in selling merchandise.
4. to be sold.
[1610–20; < Latin vendere to sell, contraction of vēnum (or vēnō) dare to offer for sale]
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vend
Past participle: vended
Gerund: vending
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vend
verb1. To offer for sale:
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vt → verkaufen
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