vest in sb/sth — UK US vest in sb/sth Phrasal Verb with vest({{}}/vest/ verb [I or T] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► LAW if property, shares, etc. vest in someone, they legally become theirs: »The author s copyrights became vested in his trustee when he died … Financial and business terms
invest sb with sth — UK US invest sb with sth Phrasal Verb with invest({{}}/ɪnˈvest/ verb [I or T] FORMAL ► to give authority or power to someone: »The government has invested the minister for trade with all the necessary powers to resolve the dispute … Financial and business terms
vest — 1 noun (C) 1 BrE a piece of underwear without sleeves that you wear under a shirt; undershirt AmE 2 AmE a piece of clothing without arms that has buttons down the front and is usually worn under a jacket, especially by men as part of a suit;… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
vest in sth — UK US vest in sb/sth Phrasal Verb with vest({{}}/vest/ verb [I or T] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► LAW if property, shares, etc. vest in someone, they legally become theirs: »The author s copyrights became vested in his trustee when he died … Financial and business terms
vest in sb — UK US vest in sb/sth Phrasal Verb with vest({{}}/vest/ verb [I or T] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► LAW if property, shares, etc. vest in someone, they legally become theirs: »The author s copyrights became vested in his trustee when he died … Financial and business terms
vest sth in sb/sth — UK US vest sth in sb/sth Phrasal Verb with vest({{}}/vest/ verb [I or T] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► LAW if power or authority is vested in someone, they are officially given that power or authority: »The President exercised all the powers vested in… … Financial and business terms
vest sth in sth — UK US vest sth in sb/sth Phrasal Verb with vest({{}}/vest/ verb [I or T] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► LAW if power or authority is vested in someone, they are officially given that power or authority: »The President exercised all the powers vested in… … Financial and business terms
vest sth in sb — UK US vest sth in sb/sth Phrasal Verb with vest({{}}/vest/ verb [I or T] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► LAW if power or authority is vested in someone, they are officially given that power or authority: »The President exercised all the powers vested in… … Financial and business terms
vest — vest1 [vest] n ↑vest, ↑undershirt [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: veste, from Latin vestis piece of clothing ] 1.) BrE a piece of underwear without ↑sleeves that you wear on the top half of your body American Equivalent: undershirt 2.) a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
invest somebody with something — inˈvest sb/sth with sth derived (formal) to make sb/sth seem to have a particular quality • Being a model invests her with a certain glamour. Main entry: ↑investderived … Useful english dictionary
