ALL meanings of vested
vest·ed
V v - adjective vested held completely, permanently, and inalienably: vested rights. 1
- adjective vested protected or established by law, commitment, tradition, ownership, etc.: vested contributions to a fund. 1
- adjective vested clothed or robed, especially in ecclesiastical vestments: a vested priest. 1
- adjective vested having a vest; sold with a vest: a vested suit. 1
- noun vested a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket. 1
- noun vested a part or trimming simulating the front of such a garment; vestee. Compare dickey1 (def 1). 1
- noun vested a waist-length garment worn for protective purposes: a bulletproof vest. 1
- noun vested a sleeveless, waist- or hip-length garment made of various materials, with a front opening usually secured by buttons, a zipper, or the like, worn over a shirt, blouse, dress, or other article for style or warmth: a sweater vest; a down vest. 1
- noun vested British. an undervest or undershirt. 1
- noun vested a long garment resembling a cassock, worn by men in the time of Charles II. 1
- noun vested Archaic. dress; apparel. an outer garment, robe, or gown. an ecclesiastical vestment. 1
- verb with object vested to clothe; dress; robe. 1
- verb with object vested to dress in ecclesiastical vestments: to vest a bishop. 1
- verb with object vested to cover or drape (an altar). 1
- verb with object vested to place or settle (something, especially property, rights, powers, etc.) in the possession or control of someone (usually followed by in): to vest authority in a new official. 1
- verb with object vested to invest or endow (a person, group, committee, etc.) with something, as powers, functions, or rights: to vest the board with power to increase production; to vest an employee with full benefits in the pension plan. 1
- verb without object vested to put on vestments. 1
- verb without object vested to become vested in a person, as a right. 1
- verb without object vested to devolve upon a person as possessor; pass into possession or ownership. 1
- idioms vested play it close to the vest, Informal. to avoid taking unnecessary risks. 1
- adjective vested interest: protected by law 1
- adjective vested power: invested, placed 1
- adjective vested having a present right to the immediate or future possession and enjoyment of property 0
- adjective vested clothed; robed, esp. in church vestments 0
- adjective vested including a vest (sense 1) vest (sense 1a) 0
- adjective vested not contingent upon anything; fixed; settled; absolute 0
- verb vested simple past tense and past participle of vest. 0
- adjective vested (law) Settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies. 0
- adjective vested Dressed or clothed, especially in vestments. 0