Vesting
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts7 letters
Definition of Vesting
verb
- To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
- To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.
"to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death"
- To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.
"The power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts."
- To invest; to put.
"to vest money in goods, land, or houses"
- To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.
"an estate is vested in possession"
noun
- The entitlement of an employee to receive the full benefit of a pension at normal retirement age or a reduced pension upon early retirement even upon change of employer before retirement.
- The entitlement of an employee to exercise a stock option after a predetermined period of time.
- Cloth for making vests.
- A vest pattern.
Anagrams of Vesting
Letter Values
v4
e1
s1
t1
i1
n1
g2
Total: 11 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Vesting
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Vesting"
Vesting is a 7-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Vesting" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "vesting" is a medium-scoring word.