Synonyms of vending

vending

verb

present participle of vend

as in selling

to offer for sale to the public

vends snack foods and novelties at fairs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• selling
• marketing
• merchandising
• retailing
• distributing
• dealing (in)
• wholesaling
• exchanging
• advertising
• reselling
• hawking
• bartering
• peddling
• putting up
• trading
• promoting
• providing
• exporting
• bargaining
• supplying
• auctioning
• preselling
• haggling
• remarketing
• trafficking (in)
• stocking
• handling
• keeping
• dickering
• plugging
• carrying
• chaffering
• touting
• boosting
• ballyhooing
• horse-trading
• paltering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buying
• purchasing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vending

Everyone’s spread out with a respective mountain of vending-machine snacks in front of them, each taking their own moment to stare down Oleksa, when Joe takes the floor. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026

Vendors said enforcement sweeps that began earlier this year have threatened their livelihoods, with authorities confiscating vending equipment and, in some cases, destroying it. — Da Lin, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

The complex also includes a community room, 14 quiet study rooms, lounge space and a vending-machine area. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026

An employee of the restroom vending company found the deceased infant when conducting routine maintenance on the restrooms, ABC News' Grand Rapids affiliate WZZM 13 reported. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 13 July 2026

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