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The correct spelling is vesting.
How to pronounce vesting
verb
Say it like: Ves-tin-g
The correct spelling is vesting. To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely. For example: "to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death"
Usage Examples
“to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death”
“The power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts.”
“to vest money in goods, land, or houses”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
- 2.To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.
- 3.To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.
- 4.To invest; to put.
- 5.To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.
noun
- 1.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.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.
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