"vested" meaning in English

See vested in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈvɛstɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-vested.wav [US] Forms: more vested [comparative], most vested [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛstɪd Head templates: {{en-adj}} vested (comparative more vested, superlative most vested)
  1. (law) Settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies. Categories (topical): Law Translations (settled, fixed): verankert (english: in) (German), ausgestattet (mit) (German), versehen (mit) (German)
    Sense id: en-vested-en-adj-1BvNbIIF Topics: law Disambiguation of 'settled, fixed': 95 5
  2. Dressed or clothed, especially in vestments. Synonyms (dressed or clothed): clad Translations (dressed or clothed): gekleidet (German), eingekleidet (German)
    Sense id: en-vested-en-adj-~z7PZ~~E Disambiguation of 'dressed or clothed': 4 96 Disambiguation of 'dressed or clothed': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: raimented, clothed Derived forms: vested interest, vested remainder, vested remainder subject to open, vested school

Verb

IPA: /ˈvɛstɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-vested.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ɛstɪd Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} vested
  1. simple past and past participle of vest Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: vest
    Sense id: en-vested-en-verb-IeUWAq7j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 21 60

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