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vested

[ves-tid] / ˈvɛs tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
clothed
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ADJECTIVE
absolute
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Zaslav already has $116 million in vested deferred-equity awards, which would bring the total paid to him at the deal’s closure to $667 million.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

"The thing I learned from previous crisis was the British people expect us to be by their side and no vested interest, no powerful interest, will stand in the way of that."

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

While Nvidia reported $6.4 billion of stock-based pay for its income statement last year, it paid out $7.9 billion in cash withholding taxes that became due when employee shares vested.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The Constitution has always provided that the power to declare war is vested in Congress.

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

Then he puts a finger to my moonstone badge and says, “By the power vested in me as a training agent, I promote you, Amari Peters, to Junior Agent.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston