vending
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈvɛndɪŋ/
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venta
- It's a nation where there are more than 3 million soda vending machines.
- vending machine
- food vending
- beverage vending
And then of course, our gold sponsors, they get to have preferred, preferred vending areas in the sponsor hall.
- And then of course, our gold sponsors, they get to have preferred, preferred vending areas in the sponsor hall.
- I don't like vending machine snacks, but I'm feeling guilty.
- You bought a burger from a vending machine.
- We're going to purchase a SIM capsule from the from this vending machine.
- But anyway, there was a time where in middle school, there was a vending machine that had these like fruity drinks in them.
- Yes, yes, vending machines, parking machines, the simplest thing.
Examples
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In terms of water treatment, most water vending machines provide one or more levels of purification.
Academic text (1994) -
We ordered the the soup ramen through the vending machine.
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I think that it's a vending machine for meat.
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I got it in a hospital vending machine as if that was going to be better.
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Overall, high schools and public schools had more vending machines than middle and private schools.
Academic text (2011) -
Cheetos and coke from the vending machine, on me!
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I bought hot sake from a vending machine, which we drank in Shiba Park.
Fiction book (1998) -
CONCLUSION: Overall, foods and beverages offered in vending machines continue to be high in fat and calories.
Academic text (2011) -
Many students rely on the vending machine for a quick snack between classes.
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During the conference, attendees often bought drinks from a vending machine in the lobby.
Synonyms
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6.3
Selling goods in public places by calling out to get customers
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2.9
The business of selling goods to the public in shops or online for personal use
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1.0
Exchanging goods or services for money
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5.6
Selling goods by going from place to place, often on the street
Selling things as a business
Compounds
How Public
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Vending comes from the Latin vendere, which means 'to sell', and it is the same root as vendor and the verb vend. So, vending is simply the activity of selling things in public or through machines, like at markets or in vending machines.