Synonyms of vesting

vesting

verb

present participle of vest

1

as in enabling

to give official or legal power to

"By the power vested in me by the state," intoned the minister, "I now pronounce that you are married"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enabling
• authorizing
• empowering
• qualifying
• licensing
• permitting
• entitling
• certifying
• commissioning
• investing
• chartering
• accrediting
• allowing
• warranting
• approving
• credentialing
• sanctioning
• confirming
• endorsing
• initiating
• affirming
• validating
• installing
• letting
• clearing
• privileging
• inaugurating
• inducting
• instating
• enfranchising
• OK'ing
• swearing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preventing
• excluding
• disqualifying
• denying
• blocking
• stopping
• impeding
• inhibiting
• barring
• hindering
• obstructing
• disallowing
• constraining
• banning
• prohibiting
• holding back
• shutting out
• discouraging
• forbidding
• enjoining
• proscribing
• outlawing
• disfranchising
• vetoing
• disbarring
• disenfranchising
• interdicting

2

as in handing

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

vested the power to access their retirement accounts with their attorney

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handing
• leaving
• transferring
• giving
• delegating
• entrusting
• relinquishing
• granting
• passing
• delivering
• confiding
• recommending
• committing
• transmitting
• reposing
• conferring
• trusting
• commending
• turning over
• consigning
• handing over
• loaning
• assigning
• bequeathing
• giving over
• lending
• submitting
• dividing
• distributing
• dealing (out)
• dispensing
• surrendering
• dispersing
• furnishing
• turning in
• supplying
• yielding
• advancing
• releasing
• handing in
• handing down
• willing
• handing on
• recommitting
• retransmitting
• redelivering
• retransferring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holding
• retaining
• keeping
• reserving
• withholding
• receiving
• owning
• possessing
• accepting
• taking
• holding back
• detaining
• occupying
• taking in
• taking over

3

as in granting

to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly

the U.S. Constitution vests the power to declare war with Congress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• granting
• conferring
• awarding
• according
• giving
• providing
• offering
• contributing
• showing
• bestowing
• extending
• presenting
• assigning
• furnishing
• supplying
• allocating
• donating
• appointing
• designating
• appropriating
• naming
• setting
• proffering
• fixing
• dubbing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• revoking
• repealing
• rescinding
• recalling
• calling
• dropping
• aborting
• annulling
• invalidating
• nullifying
• voiding
• abrogating
• writing off
• withdrawing
• calling off
• retracting
• taking back
• recanting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vesting

Questions surrounding vesting schedules, future grants and equity classification often create many of the same issues that divorcing founders face. — Lisa Zeiderman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Those deals, which are separate from 32 Equity, are shared through the cap via non-cash accounting, priced at fair market value on the date of vesting and amortized over 10 years. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026

His annual equity award will see 25 percent of shares vest over time, and the remaining 75 percent vesting based on Apple’s performance compared to other companies in the S&P 500 index. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

The offer will include separation pay, continued vesting of existing equity awards, healthcare support at active employee rates, and continued Silver Pass access to Disney theme parks. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

With these plans, your vesting percentage tends to increase for each year of service at the company. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

Castillo, 33, is under contract through the 2027 season with a vesting option for 2028. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Employers must disclose vesting schedules so workers understand when employer contributions are no longer forfeited if their employment ends. — Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026

The same logic of privatization that enabled Blackwater to operate freely in Iraq was vesting him with powers previously unimaginable for private entities. — Ben Tarnoff, Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026