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Webster 1913 Edition
Vend
Vend
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Vended
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Vending
.] To transfer to another person for a pecuniary equivalent; to make an object of trade; to dispose of by sale; to sell;
as, to
. vend
goods; to vend
vegetables☞ Vend differs from barter. We vend for money; we barter for commodities. Vend is used chiefly of wares, merchandise, or other small articles, not of lands and tenements.
Vend
,Noun.
1.
The act of vending or selling; a sale.
2.
The total sales of coal from a colliery.
[Eng.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Vend
VEND
,Verb.
T.
To sell; to transfer a thing and the exclusive right of possessing it, to another person for a pecuniary equivalent; as, to vend goods; to vend meat and vegetables in market. Vending differs from barter. We vend for money; we barter for commodities. Vend is applicable only to wares, merchandize, or other small articles, not to lands and tenements. We never say, to vend a farm, a lease, or a bond, a right or a horse.
Definition 2024
vend
vend
English
Verb
vend (third-person singular simple present vends, present participle vending, simple past and past participle vended)
- to hawk or to peddle merchandise
- to sell wares through a vending machine
Translations
sell
Related terms
Noun
vend (plural vends)
- The act of vending or selling; a sale.
- (Britain, Australia, dated) The total sales of coal from a colliery.
Translations
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *wen-ta, from earlier *wena. A gerund formation from vë[1]. Has been compared to Illyrian toponyms Vendum and Avendius (Latin rendition of Ούένδων)
Noun
vend m
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Derived terms
References
- ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997
Estonian
Etymology
Possibly an irregular variant of veli (“brother”).
Noun
vend (genitive venna, partitive venda)
Declension
Declension of vend (type külm)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vend | vennad |
| genitive | venna | vendade |
| partitive | venda | vendi / vendasid |
| illative | venda / vennasse | vendadesse / vendisse |
| inessive | vennas | vendades / vendis |
| elative | vennast | vendadest / vendist |
| allative | vennale | vendadele / vendile |
| adessive | vennal | vendadel / vendil |
| ablative | vennalt | vendadelt / vendilt |
| translative | vennaks | vendadeks / vendiks |
| terminative | vennani | vendadeni |
| essive | vennana | vendadena |
| abessive | vennata | vendadeta |
| comitative | vennaga | vendadega |
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Hungarian
Etymology
From German Wende (“Wend, Sorbian”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɛnd]
- Hyphenation: vend
Adjective
vend (not comparable)
Declension
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Noun
vend (plural vendek)
See also
Norman
Verb
vend