Definizione monolingua

vest

vest (third-person singular simple present vests, present participle vesting, simple past and past participle vested)

1. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): (commonly used of financial arrangements) To become vested, to become permanent.

   My pension vests at the end of the month and then I can take it with me when I quit.

   • 2005, Kaye A. Thomas, Consider Your Options, page 104

     If you doubt that youll stick around at the company long enough for your options to vest, you should discount the value for that uncertainty as well.

vest (plural vests)

1. (now rare) A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arabic or Middle Eastern countries.
2. (now North America) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.
3. (UK) A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.
4. A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.
5. Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage.
   • 2010, Thomas Mullen, The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers, Random House, ISBN 9781400067534, page 162:

     He gripped some of the shreds and pulled off his vest and the shirt beneath it, his clothing disintegrating around him. What in the hell point was there in wearing a twenty-five-pound bulletproof vest if you could still get gunned to death?

Definizione dizionario vest

	canottiera
	garment worn under a shirt

	gilè
	garment worn over a shirt

	panciotto
	garment worn over a shirt

	corpetto
	garment worn over a shirt

abito

camiciola

gilet

maglia

maglietta

Altri significati:

(now North America) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.

(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): (commonly used of financial arrangements) To become vested, to become permanent.

sleeveless top with identifying colours or logos

A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.

(now rare) A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arabic or Middle Eastern countries.

Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage.

padded, sleeveless undergarment

any sleeveless outer garment

(UK) A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.