vendue

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noun

A public auction.

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auctionauction sale
OriginDutch vendu ← Norman vendue ← Old French vendre →
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Meanings

nounvendue (plural vendues)

plural vendues · alternative vendu

  1. archaicdialectalA public auction.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe public sale of something to the highest bidder

Similar
auctionauction sale
Broader
sale
Also see
auction

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinvēndere
  2. Old Frenchvendre
  3. Normanvendue
  4. Dutchvendu
  5. Englishvendue

From Dutch vendu and Norman vendue, from Old French vendre, from Latin vēndere.

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APA

vendue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vendue

MLA

“vendue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vendue. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vendue,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vendue.

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