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- [vend]
- /vɛnd/
- /vend/
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- [vend]
- /vɛnd/
Definitions of vend word
- verb with object vend to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling: to vend flowers at a sidewalk stand. 1
- verb with object vend to give utterance to (opinions, ideas, etc.); publish. 1
- verb without object vend to engage in the sale of merchandise. 1
- verb without object vend to be disposed of by sale. 1
- transitive verb vend sell 1
- verb vend to sell or be sold 0
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Origin of vend
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < Latin vendere to sell, contraction of vēnum (or vēnō) dare to offer for sale; see venal
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Parts of speech for Vend
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vend popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vend
verb vend
- auctioned — Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- deal in — to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
- hawked — a noisy effort to clear the throat.
- hawking — to make an effort to raise phlegm from the throat; clear the throat noisily.
- market — an open place or a covered building where buyers and sellers convene for the sale of goods; a marketplace: a farmers' market.
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