Vender

Vender is the infinitive form of the verb meaning to sell in Spanish and Portuguese. In both languages, vender denotes the action of exchanging goods or services for money and is used in everyday commerce, negotiation, and marketing. The verb is regular in its conjugation in both languages, making its forms predictable across different subjects and tenses.

Etymology and cognates: Vender derives from the Latin vendere, sharing a root with several Romance-language terms for selling. Related forms include vender in Portuguese and Spanish, venditore or venditore in Italian, and vendere in Latin. In English, the closest common word is vendor (a seller) rather than vender, though in some contexts “to vend” exists as an archaic or literary form meaning to sell, and is not the standard equivalent of vender.

Conjugation overview: In Spanish, vender belongs to the -er verb group. Present indicative forms include vendo, vendes, vende, vendemos, venden. In Portuguese, it similarly forms as eu vendo, tu vendes, ele vende, nós vendemos, eles vendem, with small regional pronunciation differences. Other tenses follow regular patterns for -er verbs in each language.

Usage notes: Vender is used for the act of selling and can describe transactions at various scales, from street vending to corporate sales. The noun for a seller in Spanish and Portuguese is typically vendedor (masculine) or vendedora (feminine); vender itself is not used as a noun in these languages. In English, the term vendor is the common noun for a seller, while vender is generally avoided as a verb.

See also: Vendor, vending, vendetta.