vendue

noun

ven·​due ˈven-ˌdü 

ˈvän-,

ˈfen- 

-ˌdyü;

ven-ˈdü,

vän-ˈdü

: a public sale at auction

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Dutch vendu, borrowed from regional French vendue, noun derivative from feminine past participle of French vendre "to sell," going back to Old French — more at vend

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above