Definitions
1.verbTo clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
2.verbTo clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred."to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death"
3.verbTo place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor."The power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts."
4.verbTo invest; to put."to vest money in goods, land, or houses"
5.verbTo clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of."an estate is vested in possession"
6.verb(of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended."Upon the death of the Sovereign the Crown automatically vests in the next heir without the need of coronation or other formality."
7.verb(financial) To become vested, to become permanent."My pension vests at the end of the month and then I can take it with me when I quit."
8.nounThe 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.
9.nounThe entitlement of an employee to exercise a stock option after a predetermined period of time.
10.nounCloth for making vests.
11.nounA vest pattern.