Main Entry:

vend

Pronunciation:

\ˈvend\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

Latin vendere to sell, v.t., contraction for venum dare to give for sale

Date:

1651

transitive verb1 a: to sell especially as a hawker or peddler b: to sell by means of vending machines2: to utter publiclyintransitive verb: to dispose of something by sale : sell ; also : to engage in selling