| Definitions | vest
noun
- (british) A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.
- A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit.
- A protective sleeveless garment worn over outer clothing.
Translations: - German: Weste
- Italian: panciotto , gilè , corpetto
(trans-mid)
- French: gilet
- Spanish: chaleco , chalequillo (italbrac, Southern Spain, especifically Seville - in this city, "chaleco" means "sweater" or "jumper")
(trans-bottom)
(trans-top, protective garment)
verb - (rfquote-sense) (commonly used of financial arrangements) To become vested, to become permanent.
- My pension vests at the end of the month and then I can take it with me when I quit.
- 2005, Kaye A. Thomas, Consider Your Options, page 104
- :If you doubt that you'll stick around at the company long enough for your options to , you should discount the value for that uncertainty as well.
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