Definition

1. Verb:
   • To sell or offer goods, especially small items, for sale, typically by moving from place to place or in a public area.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The street vendor was licensed to vend snacks and drinks near the park.
  • In the 19th century, many people would vend their homemade goods at the weekly market.

Advanced Usage

• "to vend one's wares": to sell the goods one has to offer.
  • The artisan traveled to different fairs to vend her wares.
• Used in legal or formal contexts regarding the act of selling, particularly for minor items.
  • The city ordinance regulates the right to vend merchandise on public sidewalks.

Variants and Related Words

• Vendor (n): a person or company that sells something.
  • The food vendor had a long line of customers.
• Vending (n/adj): the act of selling goods, especially via machines.
  • Vending machines are common in office buildings.

Synonyms

• Sell: to exchange a commodity for money.
• Hawk: to offer goods for sale by calling out in public.
• Peddle: to sell goods, especially by traveling from place to place.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form standard phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms directly centered on the word 'vend'.)

Verb

1. sell or offer for sale from place to place