the act of conferring a right upon (someone) which is immediately secured
vesting in American English
(ˈvɛstɪŋ)
noun
the retention by an employee of all or part of pension rights regardless of change of employers, early retirement, etc.
vesting in Finance
(vɛstɪŋ)
noun
(Finance: Investment, Stocks)
Vesting is the situation in which an employee gains ownership of retirement funds or stock options after a period of time.
The vesting schedule indicates the length of time employees are required to remain with theiremployer before they earn the right to their stock options or retirement account balances.
A delay in absolute ownership of benefits is called vesting.
Vesting is the situation in which an employee gains ownership of retirement funds or stockoptions after a period of time.