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Vested vs Disinvested - What's the difference?

vested | disinvested |

As verbs the difference between vested and disinvested

is that vested is past tense of vest while disinvested is past tense of disinvest.

As an adjective vested

is settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies.

vested

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (legal) Settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies.
    • (en)
  • Dressed or clothed, especially in vestments.
    • The Pope, vested in mitre and cope, is greeted by a newly created Cardinal.

    Derived terms

    * vested interest

    Verb

    (head)
  • (vest)

    • disinvested

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (disinvest)

    • disinvest

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To reduce investment, or cease to invest
  • *{{quote-news, 2009, January 16, Kate Zernike, Students Covering Bigger Share of Costs of College, New York Times citation
    • , passage=“The institutions whose primary mission is teaching — the masters and community colleges and bachelors colleges, are slowly disinvesting in the teaching function,” Ms. Wellman said. }}

    See also

    *divest