v. vend·ed, vend·ing, vends v.tr. 1. To offer for sale, especially by peddling. 2. To supply (a product or service) to a business for a fee. v.intr. To engage in selling. [Latin vēndere, shortening of vēnumdare : vēnum, sale; see wes-3 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + dare, to give; see dō- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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