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Webster 1913 Edition
Vend
Vend
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Vended
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Vending
.] To transfer to another person for a pecuniary equivalent; to make an object of trade; to dispose of by sale; to sell;
as, to
. vend
goods; to vend
vegetables☞ Vend differs from barter. We vend for money; we barter for commodities. Vend is used chiefly of wares, merchandise, or other small articles, not of lands and tenements.
Vend
,Noun.
1.
The act of vending or selling; a sale.
2.
The total sales of coal from a colliery.
[Eng.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Vend
VEND
,Verb.
T.
To sell; to transfer a thing and the exclusive right of possessing it, to another person for a pecuniary equivalent; as, to vend goods; to vend meat and vegetables in market. Vending differs from barter. We vend for money; we barter for commodities. Vend is applicable only to wares, merchandize, or other small articles, not to lands and tenements. We never say, to vend a farm, a lease, or a bond, a right or a horse.