ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Vend

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /vɛnd/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Vend is a verb meaning Synonym of sell, (now especially) to sell through a vending machine.

Meaning

Synonym of sell, (now especially) to sell through a vending machine.

More Meanings

  1. (programming, transitive, uncommon) To provide or export functionality, especially from an API.
  2. The act of vending or selling; a sale.
  3. (UK, Australia, dated) The total sales of coal from a colliery.
  4. The letter Ꝩ/ꝩ, used in Old Norse, related to the rune wynn (ᚹ, whence also Latin-script Ƿ/ƿ) but with the bowl open at the top, like a y.

Example Sentences

As you've seen, vending FO documents is pretty straightforward from WebObjects. It is just like vending HTML, XHTML, or SVG.
[...] a gramm. term, implying the use of the old letter 'vend' in spelling v-rungu, v-rangr, v-reiðr, see introduction to letter R; .
Amazon said over 20,000 small stores have signed on to its Local Shops program over five months to vend basics like household essentials and fresh flowers.
Vending has been slow to change partly because the business for years could depend on what it called the four C's: cold drinks, candy, confections and cigarettes.

Word Forms

Synonyms for vend

Depending on context, synonyms include sell, pitch, monger, huckster, hawk, peddle.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include peddle, huckster, monger, pitch, hawk, sell.

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Sources & Attribution

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