Definitions for peddling
ped·dling

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. vending, peddling, hawking, venditionnoun

   the act of selling goods for a living

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peddlingadjective

   Petty dealing; such as pedlers have.

   So slight a pleasure I may part with, and find no miss; this peddling profit I may resign, and ’twill be no breach in my estate. Decay of Piety.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peddling

   A peddler, in British English pedlar, also known as a chapman, packman, cheapjack, hawker, higler, huckster, (coster)monger, colporteur or solicitor, is a door-to-door and/or travelling vendor of goods. In England, the term was mostly used for travellers hawking goods in the countryside to small towns and villages. In London, more specific terms were used, such as costermonger. From antiquity, peddlers filled the gaps in the formal market economy by providing consumers with the convenience of door-to-door service. They operated alongside town markets and fairs where they often purchased surplus stocks which were subsequently resold to consumers. Peddlers were able to distribute goods to the more geographically-isolated communities such as those who lived in mountainous regions of Europe. They also called on consumers who, for whatever reason, found it difficult to attend town markets. Thus, peddlers played an important role in linking these consumers and regions to wider trade routes. Some peddlers worked as agents or travelling salesmen for larger manufacturers and so were the precursor to the modern travelling salesman. Images of peddlers feature in literature and art from as early as the 12th century. Such images were very popular with the genre and Orientalist painters and photographers of the 18th and the 19th centuries. Some imagery depicts peddlers in a pejorative manner, and others portray idealised romantic visions of peddlers at work.

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1. peddling

   Peddling is the act of selling or promoting goods, services, or ideas, often by traveling from place to place. It can include both legally licensed selling and unofficial, sometimes illegal, trade. It's also often associated with small-scale businesses or personal profit-making.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peddling

   of Peddle

2. Peddlingadjective

   hawking; acting as a peddler

3. Peddlingadjective

   petty; insignificant

Matched Categories

1. • Selling

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of peddling in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of peddling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of peddling in a Sentence

1. Reece Kershaw:

   One local [motorcycle gang] chapter we discovered … were making $20 million net a month out of the peddling of drugs into this country.

2. Lisa Monaco:

   Before I close, I want to address those who remain on the darknet, those who are peddling illegal drugs and thinking they are safe behind layers of digital anonymity, my message to you is simple: There is no dark internet. We can and we will shine a light.

3. Iqbal Hossain:

   All of them were engaged with drug peddling, robbery, human trafficking and arms trade, in recent months a section of Rohingya are getting involved in crimes and out of them some were killed in gunfights with law enforcement agencies.

4. Ammar Moussa:

   It's been clear from the start that a number of Senate Republicans are more focused on peddling lies to serve their own partisan interests than they are in conducting a fair and respectful process. They've disrespected, berated, and thrown everything they can at Judge Jackson only to see their attacks fail, judge Jackson is the most popular Supreme Court nominee since John Roberts was confirmed, and maintains support from everyone from conservative lawyers to the nation's largest group of police officers.

5. Jake Chapman:

   President Trump did far more for minority populations than any other president, this AEA has conveniently neglected these indisputable facts and instead are peddling far-left extremist views.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=peddling
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=peddling
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peddling
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peddling