emptio-venditio

noun

emp·​tio-ven·​di·​tio

ˈem(p)tēˌōˌwenˈditēˌō

variants or emptio et venditio

-tēˌō(ˌ)et(ˌ)w-

: the consensual contract between two parties for the purchase of something by one party and its sale by the other at an agreed price

Word History

Etymology

Latin emptio et venditio buying and selling

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