[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

vend \vend\, v. t. imp.  p. p. vended; p. pr.  vb. n.
   vending. f. vendre, l. vendere, from venum dare; venus
   sale + dare to give. see 2d venal, date, time.
   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.
   1913 webster

   note: 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.
         1913 webster
see also:
vended vending venal date 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

vend \vend\, n.
   1. the act of vending or selling; a sale.
      1913 webster

   2. the total sales of coal from a colliery. eng.
      1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

vend
     v : sell or offer for sale from place to place syn: peddle, monger,
          huckster, hawk, pitch
see also:
peddle monger huckster hawk pitch 

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