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  • past tense form of vest.
  • past participle of vest.
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vested

[ves-tid] / ˈvɛs tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
clothed
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ADJECTIVE
absolute
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He will be allowed to retain and exercise some previously vested stock options but won’t receive severance payments, benefits or accelerated stock-based awards.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

"Our manifesto did talk about the redistribution of power, it did talk about the rewiring of our country, it did talk about taking on some of those vested interests," she said.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

“All the parties have a vested interest in honesty, and in a good user experience.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

Disney already has a vested interest in device-based entertainment.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

Then he puts a finger to my moonstone badge and says, “By the power vested in me as a training agent, I promote you, Amari Peters, to Junior Agent.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston




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