noun
- plural of vendue; public sales or auctions
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The colonial merchants organized several vendues to sell imported goods.
- Vendues were common in early American towns for disposing of estate property.
- The auctioneer announced that vendues would be held every Saturday.
- Local newspapers advertised upcoming vendues in their classified sections.
- Farmers brought their surplus crops to the weekly vendues.
- The estate’s contents were sold through a series of vendues.