vesting

verb

Definition of vestingnext
present participle of vest
1
as in enabling
to give official or legal power to "By the power vested in me by the state," intoned the minister, "I now pronounce that you are married"

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2
as in handing
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another vested the power to access their retirement accounts with their attorney

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3
as in granting
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly the U.S. Constitution vests the power to declare war with Congress

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vesting
  1. enabling
  2. handing
  3. granting
  4. authorizing
  5. leaving
  6. conferring
  7. empowering
  8. transferring
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  • Once these teams are aligned, a robust data infrastructure can be built, enabling the connection of physical machines with digital processes.
    Georg Beyschlag, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Optimizing Advertising Effectiveness With AI AI can enhance advertising by enabling more precise targeting and personalization, leading to higher conversion rates and reduced acquisition costs.
    Fatima Yusuf, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of enabling
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  • At home, Ball turned on NY1 and lay on the couch when Posen proposed, handing him a custom ring by Taffin.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • That’s partly thanks to an informal alliance with tech companies, including Meta, that want to avoid handing Nvidia an outright monopoly.
    Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of handing
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  • That said, the advice for users isn’t actually to monitor after the fact, of course, but to stop granting these permissions in the first place.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In 2020, the Air Force began granting five-year medical waivers, which allow troops with this condition to grow short beards.
    Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of granting
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  • The Philly school board is revising its process for authorizing charter schools.
    Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
  • No agreements exist authorizing that information be used for immigration enforcement, and advocates say any such effort would face legal obstacles.
    Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of authorizing
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  • Guilfoyle was a prominent right-wing voice on before leaving the network in 2018.
    Sonam Sheth, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Bathrooms in the 1960s were generally smaller, though, leaving little space for a standalone bathtub or the additional modern amenities that some contemporary homeowners have come to expect.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of leaving
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  • The musical opened in 2022 on Broadway, eventually winning Best Musical at that year's Tony Awards and conferring EGOT status upon producer Jennifer Hudson.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
  • For Bourdieu, linguistic domination perpetuates societal hierarchies by conferring legitimacy on certain ways of speaking while delegitimizing others.
    HEC Paris Insights, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of conferring
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  • Advocate for SaaS growth, scaling the Giving GDP, and empowering nonprofits globally.
    Raviraj Hegde, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Remember, empowering employees to develop themselves is an investment in your company’s future.
    Praveen Andapalli, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of empowering
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  • The hearing will address the legal process of transferring a suspect to another jurisdiction for prosecution.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But like with Knecht, who played at Northern Colorado for two seasons before transferring to Tennessee, the Volunteers have received major contributions from small college transfers.
    Tim Casey, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of transferring
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