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  • present participle of vest.

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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Etymology

Origin of vesting

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


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An employer match might also be yours, depending on whether the company has a vesting schedule — a certain amount of time you need to work there in order for the funds to be yours.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The same day, she acquired 76,705 shares through the vesting of performance-based stock units and disposed of 29,855 shares specifically to cover tax liabilities.

From Barron's ● May 7, 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

The success of every human undertaking depended on undisputed authority vesting in one and only one directing head—in moving-pictures, the director's.

From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Louis Joseph Vance

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