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    [Noun]  | "vest*ing" | \ ˈve-stiŋ \


    1: the conveying to an employee of inalienable rights to money contributed by an employer to a pension fund or retirement plan especially in the event of termination of employment prior to the normal retirement age; also : the right so conveyed

    Origin: 1944 ;

    [Verb]  | "vest" 


    1: to grant or endow with a particular authority, right, or property

    2: to place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; especially : to give to a person a legally fixed immediate right of present or future enjoyment of (such as an estate)

    3: to clothe with or as if with a garment; especially : to robe in ecclesiastical vestments

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French vestir to clothe, invest, vest, from Latin vestire to clothe, from vestis clothing, garment {mat|wear|};

    [Verb]  | "vesting" 


    1: to give official or legal power to;


      * e.g., " ... By the power vested in me by the state, intoned the minister, I now pronounce that you are married "




    2: to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another;


      * e.g., " ... vested the power to access their retirement accounts with their attorney "




    3: to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly;


      * e.g., " ... the U.S. Constitution vests the power to declare war with Congress "



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    [Verb]  | "vest" 


    1: to give official or legal power to;


      * e.g., " ... By the power vested in me by the state, intoned the minister, I now pronounce that you are married "




    2: to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another;


      * e.g., " ... vested the power to access their retirement accounts with their attorney "




    3: to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly;


      * e.g., " ... the U.S. Constitution vests the power to declare war with Congress "



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     [ "vesting" ]

    1: -when one spends money frivolously to get laid

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1- Wow, why did Steve spend so much money on that shirt? Person 2- I don't know, dude. Steve just wants to get in her pants. Person 1- Can't believe he is vesting so hard. 

     [ "vesting" ]

    2: -investing in useless things to attract the attention of a special someone

     [ "vest" ]

    1: specifically a Bullet-Proof vest. Most typically a vest of kevlar worn by police officers. More recently made famous by Fifty wearing one all the time.

      * e.g.,  ... Playa's got some enemies so he's been sportin a vest. 

     [ "vest" ]

    1:  a bulletproof vest

      * e.g.,  ... Looks like he got arrested for his vest. 

     [ "vest" ]

    2:  any of the various sleeveless top garnments(a term which varies by country)

     [ "veSte" ]

    1: Any artist who jumps on a site, pwns all the non-artists, and gets tons of cred in the art world.

      * e.g.,  ... I was such a veSte on DeviantArt that all the mods got jealous and kicked me from teh site. LOLZ. 

     [ "vest" ]

    1: slang for condom

      * e.g.,  ... Doctor Dre: Grab a vest for your jimmy in the city of sex 

     [ "vest" ]

    1: an item that is worn too frequently by people attempting to pass as fashionable; hard to pull off

      * e.g.,  ... Today, Tia paired her scarf with her vest, blue dress and gold shoes, adding up to the most horrific outfit known to man. 

     [ "vest" ]

    1: Little tight stretchy strappy top for girls and women. Used to be underwear but now seen worn by girls/women of all ages, classes, fashion sensibilities.

      * e.g.,  ... You look so horny in that little vest top 

     [ "vest" ]

    2: Can be cotton, polyester, nylon and often a combination with Lycra, eg: cotton/lycra mix.

     [ "vest" ]

    3: see also camisole

     [ "vest" ]

    1: an item of clothing that makes others shudder.

      * e.g.,  ... sophie was wearing a vest, then the other girls made her eat lunch in the bathroom! 

     [ "Vestes" ]

    1: The double plural of the word "Vests".

      * e.g.,  ... "Y'all got any denim vestes?" 

     [ "Vest" ]

    1: A sleeve-less piece of clothing worn by douche bags, or the bag that all the dicks are stored in

      * e.g.,  ... Oh man, today is going to suck... my boss is wearing his vest 

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