past form and past participle
Officially gave someone a legal right, power, or property.
The law vested power in the courts.
The agreement had vested ownership in the buyer.
American English
How to pronounce vested
verb · adjectiveB1
VEHStihd
/ˈvɛs.tɪd̚/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of vest
Vested is especially common in legal, financial, and business English.
Officially gave someone a legal right, power, or property.
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past form and past participle
Became legally owned or available after a set time or condition.
The shares vested after four years.
Her pension benefits had vested by the time she left.
adjective
Legally owned or secured, so that the right or property is normally no longer conditional.
The employees are fully vested in the pension plan.
Her vested shares belong to her under the plan.
adjective in vested interest
Having a personal benefit or strong personal reason for wanting a particular result.
He has a vested interest in the company staying open.
The manager had a vested interest in the deal succeeding.
Good to know
In vested interest, vested describes a personal stake or benefit, not clothing.
Useful expressions
a personal benefit or strong reason for wanting a particular result
She has a vested interest in the project succeeding.
to legally give power, property, or rights to someone or something
The constitution vests authority in Congress.
the time before shares or benefits legally become yours
The company has a three-year vesting period.