vesting

noun

vest·​ing ˈve-stiŋ 

: 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

Examples of vesting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If half of the vesting occurred during her performance of services in the U.S., then half of the $62,500 gain is treated as U.S.-sourced compensation. —Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025

But Trump token’s official X account said this week that all major unlocks, including the initial cliff and the next three months of daily vesting, would be delayed by an additional 90 days. —Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025

The stock awards were new hire equity awards that represent four years of award vesting. —Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025

Most of the $TRUMP supply remains locked under a three-year vesting plan, with coins gradually becoming available over time. —Mackenzie Sigalos,kevin Collier, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for vesting

• breasting
• cresting
• jesting
• nesting
• questing
• resting
• testing
• westing
• wresting
• arresting
• attesting
• contesting