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# vending

noun (vending, uncountable); also the -ing form of the verb «vend» (vend, vends, vended, vending) — rare

«vending» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Vending means selling, especially selling things from a machine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vending/#m1)
2. It is mostly used in «vending machine», a machine that gives you a snack, drink or ticket when you put money in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vending/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, vending machines at stations, schools and leisure centres sell drinks and snacks. In maths lessons, vending machines are used for money problems: paying, coins and change. Phrases: «vending machine», «street vending».

### Examples

- I bought a bottle of water from the vending machine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vending/#x1)
- The vending machine only takes coins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vending/#x2)
- A drink costs $1.50; I put in $2 and got 50 cents change. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vending/#x3)
- The vending machine got stuck and kept my money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vending/#x4)
- There is a vending machine at the swimming pool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vending/#x5)
- Never rock a vending machine; it can fall on you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vending/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable noun; the verb «vend» is rare in everyday speech. Safety: never shake or tip a vending machine. In maths: change = money paid − price.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vending» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vending/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vending» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vending.html) on Mova free.