vend
UK: vɛnd | US: vɛnd
vt. to sell or offer for sale, especially by peddling or hawking
vt. (law) to transfer property or goods for money
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The word "vend" traces back to the Latin vendere, a contraction of venum (for sale) + dare (to give). It entered English via Old French vendre (to sell), retaining its core meaning of exchanging goods for money. The modern usage often implies small-scale or mobile sales (e.g., vending machines). The morpheme "ven" preserves the Latin root, while the final "d" reflects historical verb conjugations.
Street vendors vend souvenirs to tourists in busy markets.
The company vends its products through automated kiosks.
In Roman law, citizens could vend property under strict regulations.
She obtained a license to vend homemade crafts at the fair.
The old man vends newspapers at the train station every morning.