NYT Dictionary

VEND

/vɛnd/
VerbNounVEN-dven-d · 2 syllablesGrade 5

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

Synonym of sell, (now especially) to sell through a vending machine.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

17th century, likely a backformation from earlier vendible, vendee, vendor inspired by the underlying French vendre, from Old French vendre, from Latin vendere, from vēnum dāre (“to give (something for) sale”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sellpeddlemongerhucksterhawkpitchdeclaredispensegivemarket

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:

+1 earlier appearances in the archive.

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