vesting

American  

[ves-ting] / ˈvɛs tɪŋ /

noun

1. cloth that is usually of medium or heavy weight and has figures or ridges, as piqué, jacquard, dobby silk, or Bedford cord, originally used for decorative vests and now also for a variety of other garments.

2. the granting to an eligible employee of the right to specified pension benefits, regardless of discontinued employment status, usually after a fixed period of employment.

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Other Word Forms

• nonvesting
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of vesting

First recorded in 1805–15; vest (noun) + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

That money often comes with strings attached; about half of employees might have a vesting schedule where you can only keep the funds if you stay with the company for a certain amount of time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

According to ISS, another eyebrow-raising element was that the vast majority of Zaslav’s estimated compensation — over 94% — was being derived by the automatic acceleration of stock vesting and the excise tax gross-up payment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

But high employee turnover in the industry often prevents those shares from vesting, Luria pointed out.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Filings indicated the sales included amounts to cover tax obligations following the vesting of equity awards.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

It did not reach the floor, however, and as the platform was rather high, we had a preliminary view from almost the knees down of all the necessary preparation and vesting, more interesting than edifying.

From A Flight in Spring In the car Lucania from New York to the Pacific coast and back, during April and May, 1898 by Knowles, J. Harris (John Harris)