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vend

/vɛnd/
vend
Adjective:vendible
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Past Simple:vended
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Past Participle:vended
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Present Participle:vending
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vend Lexical Profile

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• verb

1

To offer small items or food for sale, either from a stall or cart or by means of a slot machine.

Example

"The city council issued permits for local artisans to vend their handmade crafts along the waterfront promenade."

2

To utter, publish, or circulate opinions, ideas, or statements publicly (formal or archaic).

Example

"Pamphleteers of the era used every available printing press to vend their political theories to a curious public."

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• Rhymes for vend

• Nearby Words

velvetlike
velvety
venal
vend
vendace
vendetta
vendor

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the early 17th century from French vendre, from Latin vendere ('to sell'), a contraction of venum dare ('to offer for sale').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Vend. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/vend
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