to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling:
to vend flowers at a sidewalk stand.
2.
to give utterance to (opinions, ideas, etc.); publish.
verb (used without object)
3.
to engage in the sale of merchandise.
4.
to be disposed of by sale.
Origin
1610-20; < Latinvendere to sell, contraction of vēnum (or vēnō) dare to offer for sale; see venal
Related forms
vendable, adjective
revend, verb (used with object)
unvendable, adjective
unvended, adjective
Examples from the web for vend
The applicant is requesting a license to hawk, peddle or vend any good, wares or merchandise owned by him except for liquor.
Hygienic reformers are usually unequaled in imaginary horrors, except by the charlatans who vend panaceas.
These relations then led me to panhandlers, some of whom also sometimes scavenge and vend.
British Dictionary definitions for vend
vend
/vɛnd/
verb
1.
to sell or be sold
2.
to sell (goods) for a living
3.
(transitive) (rare) to utter or publish (an opinion, etc)
Derived Forms
vendition (vɛnˈdɪʃən) noun
Word Origin
C17: from Latin vendere, contraction of vēnum dare to offer for sale
Word Origin and History for vend
v.
late 14c., from Latin vendere "to sell, praise," contraction of venumdare "offer for sale," from venum "for sale" (see venal) + dare "to give" (see date (n.1)). Related: Vended; vending. Vending machine is recorded from 1889.