SINCE 1828
emptio-venditio
noun
emp·tio-ven·di·tio
| \ ˈem(p)tēˌōˌwenˈditēˌō\
variants:
or emptio et venditio \ -tēˌō(ˌ)et(ˌ)w- \
Definition of emptio-venditio
: the consensual contract between two parties for the purchase of something by one party and its sale by the other at an agreed price
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