vest
noun
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
has vested
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present perfectof vest (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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As recently as Wednesday, during a conference call for investment analysts about the company’s third-quarter financial results, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg boasted of the “state-of-the art privacy and security” that Meta has vested in Muse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Carry that has vested can be unvested if someone goes to a competitor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
“Courts have long recognized that ‘Congress has vested the SEC with broad authority to conduct investigations into possible violations of federal securities laws and to demand production of evidence relevant to such investigations,’” Armstrong wrote.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
“Courts have long recognized that ‘congress has vested the SEC with broad authority to conduct investigations into possible violations of federal securities laws and to demand production of evidence relevant to such investigations,’” Armstrong wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
Very few of them recognize the fact that every other man, woman and child in a given state or province has vested rights in its wild game.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday
