vender

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Noun[edit]

vender (plural venders)

  1. Alternative spelling of vendor
    • 1773, Stanfield Parkinson, preface to the Journal of his brother Sydney Parkinson's Endeavour voyage, page 18,
      Can it be supposed, that a man of Dr. Hawkes-worth’s discretion and abilities would enter into an engagement of this nature, and make a purchase of such moment, without enquiring into the title of the vender?
    • 1847 March 30, Herman Melville, “Queen Pomaree”, in Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; [], London: John Murray, [], →OCLC, page 309:
      [] Tanee was accosted by certain good fellows, friends and boon companions, who condoled with him on his misfortunes—railed against the queen, and finally dragged him away to an illicit vender of spirits, in whose house the party got gloriously mellow.

Usage notes[edit]

Although vender is rare in modern English writing, The New Yorker still uses this spelling.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jen Doll (2012) "Words We Would Eliminate From 'The New Yorker'" The Atlantic, 20 April 2012.

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Asturian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin vēndere, present active infinitive of vēndō (sell).

Verb[edit]

vender (first-person singular indicative present vendo, past participle vendíu)

  1. to sell
    Antonym: comprar

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Danish[edit]

Verb[edit]

vender

  1. present of vende

Galician[edit]

Vendendo zapatos - selling shoes

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese vender, from Latin vēndere, present active infinitive of vēndō (sell).

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Verb[edit]

vender (first-person singular present vendo, first-person singular preterite vendín, past participle vendido)
vender (first-person singular present vendo, first-person singular preterite vendim or vendi, past participle vendido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to sell
  2. (figurative) to betray, commit treason

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References[edit]

  • vender” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • vender” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • vender” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • vender” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • vender” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Interlingua[edit]

Verb[edit]

vender

  1. to vend

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Ladin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Veneris diēs < diēs Veneris (day of Venus).

Noun[edit]

vender m (plural vendres)

  1. Friday

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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vender

  1. present of vende

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Verb[edit]

vender

  1. present of venda

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese vender, from Latin vēndere (to sell).

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Verb[edit]

vender (first-person singular present vendo, first-person singular preterite vendi, past participle vendido)

  1. (transitive) to sell

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin vēndere (to sell).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /benˈdeɾ/ [bẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: ven‧der

Verb[edit]

vender (first-person singular present vendo, first-person singular preterite vendí, past participle vendido)

  1. (transitive) to sell
    Antonym: comprar
  2. (reflexive) to sell for (a sum), to fetch

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