vend

verb

ˈvend 

vended; vending; vends

transitive verb

1

a

: to sell especially as a hawker or peddler

b

: to sell by means of vending machines

2

: to utter publicly

intransitive verb

: to dispose of something by sale : sell

also : to engage in selling

Synonyms

• deal (in)
• market
• merchandise
• merchandize
• put up
• retail
• sell

Examples of vend in a Sentence

vends snack foods and novelties at fairs

Recent Examples on the Web

The power authority recently incorporated a luxury skincare brand to vend the stuff in international airports. —Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024

During segregation, Black people were allowed to shop in the market but could only vend outside from the curb, according to Eater. —Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024

According to the city’s Sanitation Department, the coordinating agency for street vending enforcement, more than 3,000 summonses have been issued to unlicensed vendors this year. —Valerie Castro, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024

Food vending licenses cost $50 in application fees, but an additional permit is needed to operate mobile units that food is sold from, like pushcarts. —Valerie Castro, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French & Latin; French vendre "to sell," going back to Old French, going back to Latin vēndere, contraction of vēnum dare, literally, "to give for sale" — more at venial, date entry 2

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Kids Definition

vend

verb

ˈvend 

: to offer for sale (as in a vending machine) : sell

vender noun

Legal Definition

vend

intransitive verb

ˈvend 

: to dispose of something by sale : sell

also : to engage in selling

transitive verb

: to sell especially as a hawker or peddler