vend

verb

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

Examples of vend in a Sentence

vends snack foods and novelties at fairs
Recent Examples on the Web When California decriminalized sidewalk vending with SB 946 in 2018, that led to a significant increase in vendors throughout the city, according to a staff report. Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2024 From the Los Angeles Times Council lifts ban on vending near Hollywood Bowl, other popular L.A. locations The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to allow street vending in seven zones where it was previously prohibited, including Dodger Stadium and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024 Criteria for impounding includes failing to provide identification, failing to remove sale items that violate city rules, blocking pedestrian pathways, creating unsanitary or unsafe conditions and not having a health permit, vending permit or business license. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024 Several explained in Spanish that the vending ordinances were upending a food service many residents appreciate and see as part of their heritage. Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024 New city rules designed to ease congestion on the bridge effective Wednesday will ban vending from this and all the city’s 789 bridges. Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2024 Local governments could restrict vending hours in certain areas and adopt no-vending zones near special events, farmers markets or entertainment districts. Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023 Last week, San Diego Port commissioners unanimously approved updates to the agency’s vending and expressive activity ordinance. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023 These founders were also all provided with vending booths in the SOKO MRKT powered by ESSENCE from Friday, June 30th to Sunday, July 2nd at the 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture™. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 16 Nov. 2023

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of vend was in 1613

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Cite this Entry

“Vend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vend. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

vend

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

Legal Definition

vend

intransitive verb
: to dispose of something by sale : sell
also : to engage in selling

transitive verb

: to sell especially as a hawker or peddler

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