Who vested you with the power to order me around?
•The dictator vested himself with the power to imprison almost anyone.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
vest sb with sth — UK US vest sb with sth Phrasal Verb with vest({{}}/vest/ verb [I or T] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► LAW if someone is vested with power, the right, etc. to do something, they are officially able or allowed to do it: »The new Chancellor has been vested … Financial and business terms
vest — Become applicable or exercisable. A term mainly used on the context of employee stock ownership or option programs. Employees might be given equity in a firm but they must stay with the firm for a number of years before they are entitled to the… … 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 — vestless, adj. vestlike, adj. /vest/, n. 1. a close fitting, waist length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket. 2. a part or trimming simulating the front of such a garment; vestee. Cf. dickey1 (def … Universalium
vest — /vɛst / (say vest) noun 1. a short, warm undergarment with or without sleeves, usually worn next to the skin under a shirt; singlet. 2. a waistcoat. 3. a similar garment, or a part or trimming simulating the front of such a garment, worn by women …
vest — [[t]vɛst[/t]] n. 1) clo a fitted, waist length, sleeveless garment with buttons down the front, usu. worn under a jacket 2) clo a part or trimming simulating the front of such a garment Compare dickey I, 1) 3) clo any of various sleeveless… … From formal English to slang
vest — vb [Anglo French vestir, literally, to clothe, from Old French, from Latin vestire] vt 1 a: to place in the possession, discretion, or province of some person or authority all legislative powers herein granted shall be vest ed in a Congress of… … Law dictionary
vest — n. sleeveless garment that is usually worn over a shirt and often under a suit jacket, waistcoat; sleeveless garment worn for protection (i.e. life vest, bulletproof vest); undershirt (British); dickey, vestee v. dress oneself or another (as with … English contemporary dictionary
vest — noun 1》 Brit. an undergarment worn on the upper part of the body, typically sleeveless. 2》 a sleeveless garment worn on the upper part of the body for a particular purpose: a bulletproof vest. 3》 N. Amer. & Austral. a waistcoat or sleeveless… … English new terms dictionary
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 — in|vest [ ın vest ] verb intransitive or transitive *** to use your money with the goal of making a profit from it, for example by buying property or buying STOCK in a company: How much do you have to invest? invest in: He began investing in the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
