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  • 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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Insurance companies have a vested interest in being tough on claims: Payouts hit their bottom line.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Musk controls more than 700 million shares of Tesla stock, including vested options from his 2018 pay award, worth some $300 billion.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

And the fact it came so late in a tense, high-stakes game made the wait near unbearable for those with a vested interest.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

During the past two decades, SpaceX has hired thousands of staff and granted them boatloads of restricted stock units, incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options that have vested over time.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

She has no choice but to keep up the pace because she wants to get vested in the retirement plan at the hospital.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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