vested

adjective

vest·​ed ˈve-stəd 

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

Examples of vested in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lane Kiffin may be gone from the Ole Miss sidelines, but the new LSU coach still has a vested interest in how his former team fares in the College Football Playoff. —Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026

Workers who started before that couldn’t be disqualified because the bonuses are a vested benefit. —David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025

Like some of the clients served by Dentons and McLarty Associates, some of the organizations Moniz has entangled himself with have links to state actors with a vested interest in the promotion of oil and natural gas. —Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025

Granted, McColly has a vested interest. —USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing vested

• vested interest

Rhymes for vested

• bested
• chested
• crested
• jested
• nested
• quested
• rested
• tested
• wrested
• arrested
• attested
• congested

Legal Definition

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