Definition of VEST

vest

Plural: vests

Noun

  • a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
  • a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
  • A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.
  • A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.
  • A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.
  • Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage.
  • A vestment.
  • Clothing generally; array; garb.
  • A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arab or Middle Eastern countries.

Verb

Verb Forms: vested, vesting, vests

  • To confer power or property on; to put into possession.
  • provide with power and authority
    • "They vested the council with special rights"
  • place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons
    • "She vested her vast fortune in her two sons"
  • become legally vested
    • "The property vests in the trustees"
  • clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments
  • clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes
  • To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
  • To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.
  • To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.
  • To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.
  • (of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended.
  • To become vested, to become permanent.
  • To invest; to put.

Examples

  • an estate is vested in possession
  • My pension vests at the end of the month and then I can take it with me when I quit.
  • The final triple-word score will VEST the victory squarely with the current player.
  • The power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts.
  • to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death
  • to vest a person with an estate
  • to vest money in goods, land, or houses
  • Upon the death of the Sovereign the Crown automatically vests in the next heir without the need of coronation or other formality.

Origin / Etymology

From French veste (“a vest, jacket”), from Latin vestis (“a garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis, from *wes- (“to be dressed”) (English wear). Cognate with Sanskrit वस्त्र (vastra) and Spanish vestir.

Synonyms

enthrone, invest, robe, singlet, undershirt, waistcoat, tank top

Antonyms

divest

Scrabble Score: 7

vest: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
vest: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vest: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

vest: valid Words With Friends Word