vended; vending; vends
1
a
: to sell especially as a hawker or peddler
b
: to sell by means of vending machines
2
: to utter publicly
: to dispose of something by sale : sell
also
: to engage in selling
Synonyms
Examples of vend in a Sentence
vends snack foods and novelties at fairs
Recent Examples on the Web
The settlement also sends a message to other cities in the state that may have vending restrictions, Smith said.
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
The Volker bar’s pool table and jukebox were already gone, retrieved earlier in the day by the vending company.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2024
The Market Hall will include vending space for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, small businesses, cultural and performance spaces, and the affordable housing units, according to the information provided by Wells Fargo.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
The pedestrian walkway grew dangerously overcrowded, and Adams’ administration has been praised for ending an increasingly chaotic circus of vending.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2024
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
The Volker bar’s pool table and jukebox were already gone, retrieved earlier in the day by the vending company.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2024
The Market Hall will include vending space for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, small businesses, cultural and performance spaces, and the affordable housing units, according to the information provided by Wells Fargo.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
The pedestrian walkway grew dangerously overcrowded, and Adams’ administration has been praised for ending an increasingly chaotic circus of vending.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Vend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vend. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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vend
intransitive verb
: to dispose of something by sale : sell
also
: to engage in selling
: to sell especially as a hawker or peddler
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