Meaning of vend | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Synonym of sell, (now especially) to sell through a vending machine.
2. To provide or export functionality, especially from an API.
   transitive, uncommon
3. To engage in selling.
4. To offer for sale, especially by peddling.
5. To supply (a product or service) to a business for a fee.
6. (Commerce) to sell or be sold
7. (Commerce) to sell (goods) for a living
8. (tr) rare to utter or publish (an opinion, etc)
   tr
9. to sell as one's occupation, esp. by peddling: to vend flowers at a sidewalk stand.
10. to give utterance to (opinions, ideas, etc.); publish.
11. to engage in selling merchandise.
12. to be sold.

Equivalents

Examples

“As there was a small establishment that vended tea and toast just across the road, it was reasonable that Partridge should officiate therein as Limpet's host, and so easily adjusted to necessity are the economics of a simple life, that two pots of tea, two plates of toast, tobacco, and one subject of conversation, kept them occupied contentedly till ten o'clock.”

“Vending has been slow to change partly because the business for years could depend on what it called the four C's: cold drinks, candy, confections and cigarettes.”

“Amazon said over 20,000 small stores have signed on to its Local Shops program over five months to vend basics like household essentials and fresh flowers.”

“As you've seen, vending FO documents is pretty straightforward from WebObjects. It is just like vending HTML, XHTML, or SVG.”

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