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Pronunciation : Vend
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. vendre, L. vendere, from venum dare; venus sale + dare to give. See 2d Venal, Date, time.]
Definition : Defn: To transfer to another person for a pecuniary equivalent; to make an object of trade; to dispose of by sale; to sell; as, to vend goods; to vend vegetables.

Note: Vend differs from barter. We vend for money; we barter for commodities. Vend is used chiefly of wares, merchandise, or other small articles, not of lands and tenements.

t. [imp. & p. p. Vended; p. pr. & vb. n. Vending.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Vend
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of vending or selling; a sale.

2. The total sales of coal from a colliery. [Eng.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913