vesting

English

Noun

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vesting

Wikipedia

vesting (countable and uncountable, plural vestings)

1. (law) 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.
2. (law) The entitlement of an employee to exercise a stock option after a predetermined period of time.
3. Cloth for making vests.
4. A vest pattern.

Derived terms

• vesting schedule

Verb

vesting

1. present participle and gerund of vest

Anagrams

• steving

Dutch

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vesting (verdedigingswerk)

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch vestinge. Equivalent to vesten +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛs.tɪŋ/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ves‧ting

Noun

vesting f (plural vestingen, diminutive vestinkje n)

1. fortification

   Synonym: veste

Derived terms

• vestingbatterij
• vestingbouw
• vestingbouwer
• vestinggordel
• vestinggracht
• vestingmuur
• vestingpoort
• vestingstad
• vestingtoren
• vestingwal
• vestingwerk

Related terms

• veste