Vendition

Vendition is the act or process of selling goods or property; the sale itself. In English usage, the term appears most often in legal, historical, or formal contexts rather than in everyday commerce. The word derives from Latin venditio, from vendere “to sell,” and entered English through medieval Latin and Old French legal language.

In legal usage, vendition is frequently linked with delivery, as in the phrase “vendition and delivery” of goods, which denotes the transfer of title from seller to buyer and the corresponding physical handover of possession. The concept can apply to various forms of sale, including real property, livestock, or merchandise. While related terms such as vendor (the seller) and vendee (the buyer) describe the parties, vendition refers to the act of selling itself.

Today, vendition is largely archaic outside formal or historical discourse. Contemporary writers typically use “sale,” “contract of sale,” “sale and delivery,” or “conveyance” to describe the transaction. In some legal traditions, the idea persists in boilerplate phrases in contracts or in discussions of the transfer of title.

See also: sale, vendor, vendee, sale of goods, conveyance, title transfer.