Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vesting

/vˈɛstɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: vest-ing
IPA: /vˈɛstɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The entitlement of an employee to exercise a stock option after a predetermined period of time.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Cloth for making vests.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A vest pattern.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of vest

Usage

Inflected Forms

vestings (plural)

Derived Forms

nonvesting

Phrases

vesting schedule

Rhymes With

testing suggesting investing resting requesting protesting arresting nesting contesting molesting ingesting digesting

Questions

How do you pronounce vesting?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɛstɪŋ/.
What does vesting mean?: 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.

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