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English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-vest.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�st|-�st
Noun
en-noun
- british A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.
- US 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.
Synonyms
(garment worn under a shirt): singlet, tank top US, undershirt US
(garment worn over a shirt): waistcoat british
Derived terms
bulletproof vest
life vest
Translations
trans-top|garment worn under a shirt
German: Unterhemd n
Icelandic: nærbolur m
Italian: canottiera f
trans-mid
Polish: podkoszulek m, podkoszulka f
Russian: майка f
trans-bottom
trans-top|garment worn over a shirt
French: gilet m
German: Weste f
Icelandic: vesti n
Italian: panciotto m, gilè m, corpetto m
trans-mid
Polish: kamizelka f, bezr�kawnik m
Russian: жиле� m
Spanish: chaleco m, chalequillo m italbrac|Southern Spain, especifically Seville - in this city, "chaleco" means "sweater" or "jumper"
trans-bottom
trans-top|protective garment
German: Weste f
Icelandic: vesti n
trans-mid
Polish: kamizelka f
Russian: без��кавка f
trans-bottom
Category:Clothing
Verb
en-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 vest, you should discount the value for that uncertainty as well.
Danish
Noun
vest
- west
- #English|vest
Category:Danish nouns
Dutch
Noun
vest
- fortification
Category:Dutch nouns
Latvian
Verb
vest
- lead
Category:Latvian verbs
Romansch
Etymology
From a Germanic language
Noun
vest
- west
Category:Romansch nouns
Slovene
Noun
vest
- news
Category:Slovene nouns
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