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Webster 1913 Edition


Vesting

Vest′ing

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Noun.
Cloth for vests; a vest pattern.

Webster 1828 Edition


Vesting

VEST'ING

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ppr.
[from vest.] Clothing; covering; closely encompassing; descending to and becoming permanent, as a right or title; converting into other species of property, as money.

VEST'ING

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Noun.
Cloth for vests; vest patterns.

Definition 2024


vesting

vesting

English

Noun

vesting (plural vestings)

  1. (law) The entitlement of an employee to receive the full benefit of a pension at normal retirement age or a reduced pension upon early retirement even upon change of employer before retirement.
  2. (law) The entitlement of an employee to exercise a stock option after a predetermined period of time.
  3. Cloth for making vests.
  4. A vest pattern.

Verb

vesting

  1. present participle of vest

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ves‧ting

Noun

vesting f (plural vestingen, diminutive vestinkje n)

  1. fortification

Derived terms