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Definition of "vend" []

  • To sell by means of a vending machine. (verb-transitive)
  • To sell, especially by peddling. (verb-transitive)
  • To offer (an idea, for example) for public consideration. (verb-transitive)
  • To engage in selling. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "vend" in a sentence
  • "But can the record companies survive and the artists whose music they vend?"
  • "The group hired Capalino + Co. to push for speedier licensing and the right to park and vend at metered spots."
  • "Burak Karacam, owner of the Pera Turkish Taco truck, explains that after obtaining a permit to vend, every employee must possess a "Food Protection Certificate" and a "Sales Tax Certificate of Authority.""