See Also: Vested(money)
vested(1)(dictionary)
vested(2)(dictionary)
vested(dictionary)
VESTED RIGHT(law)
Vested Interest(money)
VESTED REMAINDER, estates(law)

vested(2) (iou)



vested ppl adjective1. E16.
[from VEST verb + -ED1.]
Dressed or clothed, esp. in ecclesiastical vestments. E16.
Secured or settled in the possession of or assigned to a person etc. Freq. in vested interest below. M18.
vested interest (a) Law an interest, usu. in land or money held in trust, recognized as already belonging to a person etc., as opp. to rights that he or she may acquire in the future; (b) a personal interest in a state of affairs, usu. with an expectation of gain; a person or group having such an interest (usu. in pl.).