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vested
vest·ed V0076500 (vĕs′tĭd)adj.1. Law Settled, fixed, or absolute; being without contingency: a vested right.2. Having full ownership rights, especially after certain conditions such as a period of service, have been met: vested stock options; an employee vested in a retirement account.3. Dressed or clothed, especially in ecclesiastical vestments.vested (ˈvɛstɪd) adj (Law) property law having a present right to the immediate or future possession and enjoyment of property. Compare contingentvest•ed (ˈvɛs tɪd)
adj. 1. held completely, permanently, and inalienably: vested rights. 2. protected or established by law, tradition, etc.: vested contributions to a fund. 3. robed, esp. in ecclesiastical vestments. 4. having a vest; sold with a vest: a vested suit. [1665–75] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | vested - fixed and absolute and without contingency; "a vested right"unconditional, unconditioned - not conditional; "unconditional surrender" |
Translationsvested
have a vested interest (in something)To have a personal stake in something, typically because one could potentially benefit from it. Of course I have a vested interest in how the board reacts to this proposal—if they like it, they might promote me!See also: have, interest, vestedvest (something) in (someone or something)To grant, place, or endow something, such as power, rights, control, etc., under the authority of some specific person or group. Often used in passive constructions. Don't you think you've vested a bit too much autonomy in your supervisors? By the powers vested in me by the state of Wyoming, I grant you husband and wife! I'm vesting control over my fortune in my granddaughter, Sophia.See also: vestvest (one) with (something)To grant or endow something, such as power, rights, control, etc., to some specific person or group. Don't you think you've vested the supervisors of each department with a bit too much autonomy? The state has vested me with the power to unite two people in matrimony, a privilege that I do not take lightly. I'm vesting my granddaughter, Sophia, control over my entire fortune.See also: vestvested interestA strong, self-motivated interest or stake (in someone or something). The industry accounts for nearly 30% of our annual revenue, so of course we have a vested interest in any legislation that could affect it. He's got a $200 bet riding on this team, so yes, you could say he's got a vested interest in whether they win or lose.See also: interest, vested*vested interest (in something)Fig. a personal or biased interest, often financial, in something. (*Typically: have ~; give someone ~.) Margaret has a vested interest in wanting her father to sell the family firm. She has shares in it and would make a large profit. Bob has a vested interest in keeping the village traffic-free. He has a summer home there.See also: interest, vestedvested interestA personal stake in something, as in She has a vested interest in keeping the house in her name. This term, first recorded in 1818, uses vested in the sense of "established" or "secured." See also: interest, vestedhave a vested ˈinterest (in something) have a personal reason for wanting something to happen, especially because you get some advantage from it: He has a vested interest in Mona leaving the firm (= perhaps because he may get her job).See also: have, interest, vestedvested interestA personal stake in an existing arrangement or institution; also, in the plural (vested interests), those who have such a stake. In his oft-quoted essay On Liberty (1859), John Stuart Mill wrote, “The doctrine ascribes to all mankind a vested interest in each other’s moral, intellectual, and even physical perfection.”See also: interest, vestedvested
vested Property law having a present right to the immediate or future possession and enjoyment of property vested
vestedadj. referring to having an absolute right or title, when previously the holder of the right or title only had an expectation. Examples: after 20 years of employment Larry Loyal's pension rights are now vested. (See: vest, vested remainder) FinancialSeevestvested
Words related to vestedadj fixed and absolute and without contingencyRelated Words- unconditional
- unconditioned
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