Resting vs. Vesting

Occurring during a state of inactivity

A sleeveless garment, often having buttons down the front, worn usually over a shirt or blouse and sometimes as part of a three-piece suit.

(Biology) In a temporary phase of not growing, dividing, or being active

A waist-length, sleeveless garment worn for protection

The action of rest

A fabric trim worn to fill in the neckline of a woman's garment; a vestee.

A place where one can rest; a resting place.

Chiefly British An undershirt.

A pause; a break; an interlude.

(Obsolete) An ecclesiastical vestment.

That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth.

To place (authority, property, or rights, for example) in the control of a person or group, especially to give someone an immediate right to present or future possession or enjoyment of (an estate, for example). Used with in

(euphemism) Unemployed; out of work.

To invest or endow (a person or group) with something, such as power or rights. Used with with

Remaining; stationary.

To clothe or robe, as in ecclesiastical vestments.

Present participle of rest

To become legally vested

To dress oneself, especially in ecclesiastical vestments.

(legal) 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.

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

Cloth for making vests.

A vest pattern.

Present participle of vest

Cloth for vests; a vest pattern.