1
: fully and unconditionally guaranteed as a legal right, benefit, or privilege
the vested benefits of the pension plan
2
: having a vest
a vested suit
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Employees often have a vested interest in the success of the company and may be motivated to build on your legacy.
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Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Of course, Horn has a vested interest in that point of view, since Alchemy has a contract to buy and demolish West-Park Presbyterian Church.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025
Since its debut season in 1996, MLS has operated as a closed single-entity circuit in which all owners have vested interests in their collective success in tandem rather than each club looking out for its own interests.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 22 June 2025
By the end of the 1970s, the question of the GSEs’ public purpose versus private profit was as cloudy as ever, and the vested interest groups had successfully walled off the GSEs from privatization.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Of course, Horn has a vested interest in that point of view, since Alchemy has a contract to buy and demolish West-Park Presbyterian Church.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 27 June 2025
Since its debut season in 1996, MLS has operated as a closed single-entity circuit in which all owners have vested interests in their collective success in tandem rather than each club looking out for its own interests.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 22 June 2025
By the end of the 1970s, the question of the GSEs’ public purpose versus private profit was as cloudy as ever, and the vested interest groups had successfully walled off the GSEs from privatization.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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“Vested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vested. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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vested
adjective
vest·ed
ˈves-təd 
1
: fully and absolutely established as a right, benefit, or privilege : not dependent on any contingency or condition
specifically
: not subject to forfeiture if employment terminates before retirement
vested pension benefits
2
: having a vested interest
a vested employee
a vested beneficiary
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