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vested interest
noun
- a special interest in an existing system, arrangement, or institution for particular personal reasons.
- a permanent right given to an employee under a pension plan.
- vested interests, the persons, groups, etc., who benefit the most from existing business or financial systems.
vested interest
noun
- property law an existing and disposable right to the immediate or future possession and enjoyment of property
- a strong personal concern in a state of affairs, system, etc, usually resulting in private gain
- a person or group that has such an interest
vested interest
- A phrase that indicates a deep personal (and possibly financial) interest in some political or economic proposal: âAs a major stockholder of the Ford Motor Company, Senator Bilge had a vested interest in legislation restricting the import of Japanese autos.â The plural, vested interests , often refers to powerful, wealthy property holders: âHis radical policies enraged vested interests.â
yĐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vested interest1
Idioms and Phrases
A personal stake in something, as in She has a vested interest in keeping the house in her name . This term, first recorded in 1818, uses vested in the sense of âestablishedâ or âsecured.âExample Sentences
They are, in fact, private property owned by entities with free speech rights of their own and a vested interest in curating behavior to create a specific environment.
"The British people need to know there is a direct link between the cost of all these subsidies to the vested interests in the renewables industry and your bills," the Boston and Skegness MP said.
âThe studios have a vested interest in these AI platforms being developed and being useful to them.â
But even he would not have been able to stop the many powerful forces with vested interest in halting or reversing the countryâs momentum toward expanded civil rights, labor protections and economic fairness.
Many of these smaller factions, including independent jihadist groups like Ansar al-Islam and Ansar al-Tawhid, actively participated in the latest offensive, which highlights their potential vested interest in shaping the future of the new Syria.
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What doesÌęvested interest mean?
A vested interest is a special interest in something due to a personal reason, especially the potential to benefit from the situation
If you didnât study for a test and you ask your teacher to change the test date, you have a vested interest in their answer.
A vested interest is a personal stake, often tied to money or power, as in I have a vested interest in you winning this matchâI bet a lot of money on you!
A company or organization can also have a vested interest, as in Tobacco companies have a vested interest in the prevention of any laws that would reduce smoking.
The plural vested interests is used to refer to those people or organizations that will benefit from a system, arrangement, or situation.
Example: As the owner of the company, Michelle had a vested interest in seeing it succeed.
Where doesÌęvested interest come from?
The first records of vested interest come from around the 1810s. In the phrase, the word vested means âsecuredâ or âestablished.â
If you have a vested interest in a situation, you care very much about what happensâthe situation has secured your interest.
Sometimes, a vested interest might create a conflict of interestâa situation in which someone stands to benefit personally by making a decision in their own interest instead of following their responsibility to act in the interest of others or the public.
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What are some synonyms for vested interest?
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What are some words that often get used in discussing vested interest?
How isÌęvested interest used in real life?
Vested interest is often used in situations when someone has something to gain from someone elseâs success or failure.
Facebook walked itself into a media vortex in which exactly everyone who writes about Facebook has a vested interest in it looking stupid.
â David Uberti (@DavidUberti)
No one likes conspiracy theories, but Apple has a vested interest in not optimizing iTunes for PC.
â Akash Suri (@akashsuri)
I wouldn't say Bruce Willis is desperate for them to make more "Die Hard" movies but he does have a vested interest
â Tony Cowards (@TonyCowards)
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Is vested interest used correctly in the following sentence?
The director wanted the film to be a success because he had a vested interest in itâprofessionally and financially.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageŸ Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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