vesting

noun

vest·​ing ˈve-stiŋ How to pronounce vesting (audio)
: the conveying to an employee of inalienable rights to money contributed by an employer to a pension fund or retirement plan especially in the event of termination of employment prior to the normal retirement age
also : the right so conveyed

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That would include an $11.3 million in cash severance, $540,000 in incentive pay and $15.6 million from the vesting of long-term incentives. Evan Clark, WWD, 26 July 2024 And employers could add other attributes to help lower-income workers, such as immediate vesting, auto-enrollment and a higher default savings rate, the researchers noted. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 May 2024 Thus, Nvidia’s actual performance exceeded the company’s stretch operating plan goal and the executives earned the maximum vesting of MY PSUs. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024 Poppe also harvested a gain of $24.4 million through the vesting during 2023 of an award of restricted stock, the SEC filing shows. George Avalos, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vesting 

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vesting was in 1944

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“Vesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vesting. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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