vested
- When rights, benefits, or privileges are fully solidified with no dependency on uncertain future events
- When one has a secured interest or benefit in something
- The employee felt secure after working for five years and having a vested pension plan.
- If an owner sells his property, the purchaser has a vested interest in its safekeeping.
- Being a principal investor in the startup company, she had a vested interest in its successful operation.
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