vend

verb

ˈvend 

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

Synonyms of vend

• sell

Examples of vend in a Sentence

vends snack foods and novelties at fairs

Recent Examples on the Web

At the center of the controversy is a sidewalk vending ordinance San Diego adopted in 2024 that also prohibited yoga classes of four or more people at shoreline beaches and parks without city permission. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Authorities said the body recovered at the festival in western Michigan was found by a restroom vending company employee performing routine maintenance. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

An employee of the restroom vending company made the discovery during routine maintenance. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 29 June 2026

An employee of the bathroom vending company discovered the baby's body while carrying out routine maintenance, the police statement added. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

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

Kids Definition

vend

verb

ˈvend 

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

vender noun

Legal Definition

vend

intransitive verb

ˈvend 

: to dispose of something by sale : sell

also : to engage in selling

transitive verb

: to sell especially as a hawker or peddler