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

• sell

Examples of vend in a Sentence

vends snack foods and novelties at fairs

Recent Examples on the Web

The indoor pastry shop will be vending baklava and butter cookies. —Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2025

Volunteers will be picking up loose litter off the ground, cleaning picnic tables and working with the Clean Vibes staff to sweep the venue and vending areas. —Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025

Its specialty segment specializes in distributing candy, snacks, beverages, and other items nationally to vending, office coffee service, theater, retail, hospitality, and other channels. —Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2025

Employees received official notice early this month of plans to close the Goddard Visitor Center, as well the cafeteria and vending services for employees. —Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2025

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