What does vender in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word vender in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use vender in Spanish.

The word vender in Spanish means sell, sell out, sell out, sell out, don't jump the gun, be a dead loss, wholesale, take for a ride. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vender

sell

verbo transitivo (cambiar por dinero) (give in return for money)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Las panaderías venden pan.
Bakeries sell bread.

sell out

verbo transitivo (coloquial, figurado (traicionar a alguien) (informal)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Uno de los mafiosos vendió a su hermano a la policía.
One of the mafia sold his brother out to the police.

sell out

verbo pronominal (dejarse sobornar) (informal)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
El policía se vendió a la mafia.
The police sold out to the mafia.

sell out

verbo pronominal (actuar por dinero o interés)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El candidato se vendió después de ganar las elecciones.
The candidate sold out after winning the elections.

don't jump the gun

expresión (no hay que precipitarse)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

be a dead loss

locución verbal (coloquial (irle mal a alguien) (business not working)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juan necesita ayuda porque no vende una escoba.

wholesale

(en gran cantidad)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

take for a ride

locución verbal (coloquial (engañar con mentiras) (colloquial, figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
A mi no me vendas la moto. Sé perfectamente lo que hiciste y el porqué.
Don't take me for a ride. I know full well what you did and why.

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