vested
Fully entitled now
Vested means secured by right or legally guaranteed.
A vested interest is a personal stake in something—originally property rights that cannot be revoked, now broadly any strong motivation tied to self-benefit: Oil companies have a vested interest in blocking climate legislation.
Vested benefits like pensions belong fully to the employee after a qualifying period.
The adjective comes from the past participle of vest, meaning to confer ownership or authority.
Sleeveless torso garment
- giletSleeveless padded garment
- doubletFitted Renaissance jacket
- jerkinSleeveless fitted jacket
- three-pieceIncluding jacket, vest, pants
suit · tailcoat · tuxedo · blazer · cardigan · sweater · sleeveless · button-up
Energy transfer rate
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- legalPermitted by statute
conferred · bestowed · entitled · empowered · invested · sanctioned · official · delegated
Sharpened post or share
- personalRelating to one's self
- financialRelating to money
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- self-interestConcern for personal advantage
motivation · agenda · partisan · entrenched · conflict · stakeholder · invested · concerned
waistcoat
Sleeveless torso garment
three-piece · suit · tailcoat · tuxedo · blazer · cardigan · sweater · sleeveless · button-up · pocket
power
Energy transfer rate
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
legal · conferred · bestowed · entitled · empowered · invested · sanctioned · official · delegated · constitutional
stake
Sharpened post or share
self-interest · motivation · agenda · partisan · entrenched · conflict · stakeholder · invested · concerned · involvement
pension
Retiree's ongoing benefit
- 401kEmployer-sponsored retirement savings
- IRATax-advantaged retirement fund
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
benefits · equity · shares · annuity · superannuation · vesting · accrual · cliff · schedule · forfeiture
- business adjectivescommercial, corporate, economic, financial, fiscal
- interestinterest rate, compound interest, simple interest, accrued interest, curiosity
- formal attiretuxedo, evening gown, ball gown, prom dress, bow tie
vestedunvested
Not yet owned outright
contingent · conditional · nonvested · forfeitable · revocable
vesteddivested
Stripped of assets
stripped · dispossessed · removed · disinvested · withdrawn
- yellow vestReflective safety garment
- life vestWearable buoyancy aid
- sweater vestSleeveless knitted garment
- vested interestPersonal stake in outcome
- safety vestReflective garment for visibility
- bulletproof vestProjectile-resistant chest protection
invest, vest, travesty, divest, reinvest, investiture, vestment, reinvested, divested