vend

(vend)

transitive verb

  1. to sell, esp. by peddling
  2. Now Rare to give public expression to (opinions); publish

Origin: Fr vendre < L vendere, contr. < venum dare, to offer for sale < *venus, sale (see venal) + dare, to give

intransitive verb

  1. to sell goods
  2. Archaic to be disposed of by sale

See vend in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb vend·ed, vend·ing, vends
verb, transitive
  1. a. To sell by means of a vending machine.
    b. To sell, especially by peddling.
  2. To offer (an idea, for example) for public consideration.
verb, intransitive
To engage in selling.

Origin:

Origin: Latin vēndere

Origin: , shortening of vēnumdare

Origin: : vēnum, sale; see wes-3 in Indo-European roots

Origin: + dare, to give; see dō- in Indo-European roots

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