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
Food vending licenses cost $50 in application fees, but an additional permit is needed to operate mobile units that food is sold from, like pushcarts.
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Valerie Castro, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Outdoors, the holiday shops will feature over 170 small businesses vending gifts, crafts, and gourmet treats daily through January 5, 2025.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
The objective of the media team was to inquire into the state of Y2K preparedness for the radio stations, television stations, and newspapers that were the Conglomerate’s most important global media vending partners.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 27 Aug. 2024
Many suburbs passed ordinances outlawing day laborers, pushcart vending, spontaneous games of soccer in parks, and foreign-language signage on businesses.
—Becky Nicolaides / Made By History, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
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Valerie Castro, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Outdoors, the holiday shops will feature over 170 small businesses vending gifts, crafts, and gourmet treats daily through January 5, 2025.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
The objective of the media team was to inquire into the state of Y2K preparedness for the radio stations, television stations, and newspapers that were the Conglomerate’s most important global media vending partners.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 27 Aug. 2024
Many suburbs passed ordinances outlawing day laborers, pushcart vending, spontaneous games of soccer in parks, and foreign-language signage on businesses.
—Becky Nicolaides / Made By History, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Vend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vend. Accessed 4 Nov. 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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