Jested vs. Vested — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Jested and Vested
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Jested
A playful or frivolous mood or manner
Spoken in jest.
Vested
(Law) Settled, fixed, or absolute; being without contingency
A vested right.
Jested
A playful remark; a witticism or joke.
Vested
Having full ownership rights, especially after certain conditions such as a period of service, have been met
Vested stock options.
An employee vested in a retirement account.
Jested
A playful or amusing act; a prank.
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Vested
Dressed or clothed, especially in ecclesiastical vestments.
Jested
An object of ridicule; a laughingstock
"There are people ... so cruel as to make a jest of me" (Charles Dickens).
Vested
(legal) Settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies.
Jested
To make witty or amusing remarks.
Vested
Dressed or clothed, especially in vestments.
The Pope, vested in mitre and cope, is greeted by a newly created Cardinal.
Jested
To act in a playful or facetious manner.
Vested
Simple past tense and past participle of vest
Jested
Simple past tense and past participle of jest
Vested
Clothed; robed; wearing vestments.
Vested
Not in a state of contingency or suspension; fixed; as, vested rights; vested interests.
Vested
Fixed and absolute and without contingency;
A vested right
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