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[ UK /vˈɛst/ ]
[ US /ˈvɛst/ ]
VERB
  1. become legally vested
    The property vests in the trustees
  2. clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
  3. place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons
    She vested her vast fortune in her two sons
  4. clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
  5. provide with power and authority
    They vested the council with special rights
NOUN
  1. a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
  2. a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body

How To Use vest In A Sentence

  • This came out of an investigation he was carrying out into when a ternary quartic form could be represented as the sum of five fourth powers of linear forms.
  • Three healthcare assistants have been charged after an investigation into the alleged abuse of elderly hospital patients. Times, Sunday Times
  • But I do know there is a greater prospect he will seek a bit of equity in the distribution of investment and development of infrastructure than the present triumvirate.
  • Mr. Sorapong, 35 years old, selected industrial estate developers Hemaraj Land & Development PCL and Amata Corporation PCL among his top picks, with Hemaraj returning 147% over the course of 2010 and Amata providing a 99% return on investment. Real Estate
  • In each case the company's contributions are deductible for tax, and income on the investments is free of tax. Principles of Corporate Finance
  • For winemakers in the Rhone, 2002 was a disastrous year, with violent storms and huge rainfall during the harvest.
  • The company raised €10 million in May, but decided to extend the round after it was oversubscribed by potential investors.
  • A repair job is bad enough; but an investment in managerial ego is worse. MANAGING FOR RESULTS
  • The failure of the monsoon would destroy harvests on which 1000 million people rely.
  • During the take-over battle the stock quotations of both enterprises rose so that an investor would have to wait several hundred years to finance the purchase price of the shares from the present level of profits.
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