Margaret has a vested interest in wanting her father to sell the family firm. She has shares in it and would make a large profit.
•Bob has a vested interest in keeping the village traffic-free. He has a summer home there.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
vested interest — vested interests N VAR: usu N in n/ ing If you have a vested interest in something, you have a very strong reason for acting in a particular way, for example to protect your money, power, or reputation. Only those with vested interests in the… … English dictionary
vested interest — UK [ˌvestɪd ˈɪntrəst] / US [ˌvestəd ˈɪntrəst] noun Word forms vested interest : singular vested interest plural vested interests a) [singular] a special reason for wanting things to happen in a particular way, because you will benefit from this… … English dictionary
vested interest — vest|ed in|ter|est [ ,vestəd ıntrəst ] noun singular a special reason for wanting things to happen in a particular way, because you will benefit from this: have a vested interest in (doing) something: Clearly, local businesses have a vested… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vested interest — noun (C) 1 if you have a vested interest in something happening, you have a strong reason for wanting it to happen because you will get an advantage from it: The tobacco companies have a vested interest in claiming that smoking isn t harmful. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
vested interest — noun Date: 1818 1. an interest (as a title to an estate) carrying a legal right of present or future enjoyment; specifically a right vested in an employee under a pension plan 2. a special concern or stake in maintaining or influencing a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
vested interest — noun 1. (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑interest, ↑stake 2. groups that seek to control a social system or activity… … Useful english dictionary
interest — in·ter·est / in trəst; in tə rəst, ˌrest/ n [probably alteration of earlier interesse, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, to be between, make a difference, concern, from inter between, among + esse to be] 1: a right, title, claim … Law dictionary
interest — the cost of borrowing money. Glossary of Business Terms What is paid to a lender for the use of his money and includes compensation to the lender for three factors: 1) Time value of money (lender s rate) the value of today s dollar is more than… … Financial and business terms
Interest — The price paid for borrowing money. It is expressed as a percentage rate over a period of time and reflects the rate of exchange of present consumption for future consumption. Also, a share or title in property. The New York Times Financial… … Financial and business terms
interest — in|terest1 W1S2 [ˈıntrıst] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Anglo French interesse, from Latin interesse to be between, make a difference, concern , from esse to be ] 1.) [singular, U] if you have an interest in something or someone, you want to know… … Dictionary of contemporary English
vested — vest|ed [ˈvestıd] adj 1.) vested interest a strong reason for wanting something to happen because you will gain from it ▪ Since he owns the strip of land, Cook has a vested interest in the project being approved. 2.) vested interests the groups… … Dictionary of contemporary English
