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vest

noun verb

A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arab or Middle Eastern countries.

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Word length
4
Starts with
V
Ends with
T
Contains
ES
Scrabble score
7
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

/vɛst/

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noun

  1. A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arab or Middle Eastern countries.

  2. A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.

  3. A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.

  4. A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.

  5. Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage.

  6. A vestment.

  7. Clothing generally; array; garb.

verb

  1. To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.

  2. To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.

    “to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death”

  3. To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.

    “The power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts.”

  4. To invest; to put.

    “to vest money in goods, land, or houses”

  5. To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.

    “an estate is vested in possession”

  6. (of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended.

    “Upon the death of the Sovereign the Crown automatically vests in the next heir without the need of coronation or other formality.”

  7. (financial) To become vested, to become permanent.

    “My pension vests at the end of the month and then I can take it with me when I quit.”

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Example Sentences

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

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