Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

revend

/riˈvɛnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
revend
IPA
/riˈvɛnd/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of resell: to sell again.

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

Synonym of return: to sell back to the original vendor.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Old French revendre, from Latin revēndere, from re- (“re-: again, back”) + vēndere (“to sell”). Equivalent to re- + vend.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /riˈvɛnd/
  • British English: /ˌriːˈvɛnd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

revends (present, singular) revending (participle, present) revended (participle, past) revended (past) re-vend (alternative)

Derived Forms

revender revending

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce revend?
The recorded pronunciation is /riˈvɛnd/.
What does revend mean?
Synonym of resell: to sell again.
Where does revend come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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