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Capitalism inevitably and by virtue of the very logic of its civilization creates, educates and subsidizes a vested interest in social unrest.
Joseph A. Schumpeter

Meaning of "vested interest" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VESTED INTEREST

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VESTED INTEREST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vested interest is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VESTED INTEREST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vested interest in the English dictionary

The first definition of vested interest in the dictionary is an existing and disposable right to the immediate or future possession and enjoyment of property. Other definition of vested interest is a strong personal concern in a state of affairs, system, etc, usually resulting in private gain. Vested interest is also a person or group that has such an interest.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VESTED INTEREST

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vest pocket
vest top
vest-pocket
vesta
vestal
vestal virgin
vestally
vested
vestee
vestiaries
vestiary
vestibular
vestibular system
vestibule
vestibulitis
vestibulocochlear nerve
vestibulum
vestige
vestigial

WORDS THAT END LIKE VESTED INTEREST

accrued interest
compound interest
controlling interest
declare an interest
disinterest
Everest
forest
high-interest
human interest
insurable interest
interest
life interest
merest
Mount Everest
noninterest
self-interest
simple interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
uninterest
unity of interest
utterest

Synonyms and antonyms of vested interest in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vested interest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VESTED INTEREST

Find out the translation of vested interest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vested interest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vested interest» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

既得利益
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

interés creado
570 millions of speakers

English

vested interest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निहित स्वार्थ
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مصلحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

личная заинтересованность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

interesse pessoal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কায়েমি স্বার্থ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intérêt direct
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepentingan yang diberikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

begründetes Interesse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

既得権
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기득 권익
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kapentingan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quyền lợi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வட்டி வட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निहित व्याज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kazanılmış faiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

interesse personale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żywotny interes
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

особиста зацікавленість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

interes legitim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έννομο συμφέρον
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gevestigde belang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

egenintresse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

egeninteresse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vested interest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VESTED INTEREST»

The term «vested interest» is regularly used and occupies the 56.417 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VESTED INTEREST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vested interest» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vested interest» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vested interest

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9 QUOTES WITH «VESTED INTEREST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vested interest.
1
Francis Aungier
The male sex still constitute in many ways the most obstinate vested interest one can find.
2
Brian P. Cleary
When a kid can understand that a word can mean two things, there's some real thinking going on. They have a vested interest in finding out what a word means, because it's the punch line to a joke.
3
Randy Couture
'Fight Master' is a show that Spike came up with. Obviously, Spike has a vested interest in Bellator, which is filling a void that was created when the UFC and 'The Ultimate Fighter' left and went to Fox. I think this fills a huge piece of the puzzle for the folks at Spike, in terms of demographics and what programming they like to do.
4
Andrew Goodman
Whoever moves into a community has a vested interest in it.
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Veerappa Moily
There are people with vested interest who do not want us to reform our energy sector so that we remain dependent on imports. All reform moves are resisted. Bureaucrats are hesitant to take bold decisions.
6
Ralph Nader
Up against the corporate government, voters find themselves asked to choose between look-alike candidates from two parties vying to see who takes the marching orders from their campaign paymasters and their future employers. The money of vested interest nullifies genuine voter choice and trust.
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Grover Norquist
Every time you cut programs, you take away a person who has a vested interest in high taxes and you put him on the tax rolls and make him a taxpayer. A farmer on subsidies is part welfare bum, whereas a free-market farmer is a small businessman with a gun.
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Jeremy Paxman
It's not just politicians. Any spokesman for a vested interest is well schooled in how to say what it is they wish to say, which may bear no relation at all to what you've asked them.
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Joseph A. Schumpeter
Capitalism inevitably and by virtue of the very logic of its civilization creates, educates and subsidizes a vested interest in social unrest.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VESTED INTEREST»

Discover the use of vested interest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vested interest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Vested Interest
John Chapman, Shelia Chapman. “I might have mentioned it to Tina, but she was with me the entire time. Wait!” Gary hesitated. “Oh no - she went to the toilet right after we... got there.” “Surely we can trust Tina,” Richard said. “What about a ...
John Chapman, Shelia Chapman
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Persuasive Communication
Vested interest, however, varied strongly across students. Vested interest was higher among students who would not be able to legally drink for 2 years or more and lowest among those students who would soon be 21 years old. A third group  ...
James Brian Stiff, Paul A. Mongeau, 2003
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The Railway Register and Record of Public Enterprise for ...
unappropriated will constitute a vested interest; but in general, and in most cases, long time and prescription is requisite to give the indi— vidual a vested interest as against the public rights. A vested interest has in some cases existed of being  ...
Hyde Clarke, 1845
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Trusts Law: Text and Materials
The word 'absolutely' there applies to personalty only, and Re Sharp's Settlement Trusts [1972] 3 All ER 151 decides that where a vested interest in personalty is liable to be defeated by the exercise of a power of appointment, the entitlement is  ...
Graham Moffat, Gerry Bean, Rebecca Probert, 2009
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An Estate Planner's Guide to Qualified Retirement Plan Benefits
A plan may provide that a participant's vested interest in employer contributions, forfeitures, and earnings on these amounts depends upon the years of service the participant has with the employer at any given time.73 For example, ...
Louis A. Mezzullo, 2007
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The Southwestern Reporter
It being thus ascertained that the beneficiary of an ordinary life policy has a vested interest in the policy and the money to come out of It, the next question In this case Is, what is the true meaning of the term "if surviving"? Does this destroy the ...
‎1902
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The Central Law Journal
This is called a "reserved power of divestiture," which means, of course, a divestiture of a previously vested interest, and not merely a divestiture of an expectancy ; for, if the interest of the beneficiary be merely an expectancy, dependent upon ...
Seymour Dwight Thompson, William Law Murfree, Alexander Henry Robbins, 1902
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The Central Law Journal
Indeed, the doctrine of vested interest, as applicable to insurance contracts, cannot be carried out logically and literally, — the word '•vested" having a legal significance too great and too extended to properly define the right9 and interest of the ...
‎1901
9
A Compendium of the Law of Real and Personal Property, ...
A vested interest, or an actual estate, is the entire owner- Definition of ~ i . i i • r • - ii a ve*ted in- ship of which any subject of property is susceptible, or a tereit or portion thereof, actually acquired by and residing in the person who is said to have ...
Josiah W. Smith, 1855
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A Compendium of the Law of Real and Personal Property ...
A vested interest, or au actual estate, is the entire owner- Deflnmon 8mP °f which any subject of property is susceptible, or a iiitomt portion thereof, actually acquired by aud residing iu the Mtate. person who is said to have such vested interest ...
Josiah William Smith, James Trustram, 1884

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VESTED INTEREST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vested interest is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nonprofit donates bulletproof vest to K9 officer
The Benton County Sheriff's Office Police Service Dog, “Egon,” has been awarded a ballistic vest thanks to a nonprofit organization, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. «KEPR 19, Jun 15»
2
BVM Row: Under-fire Trustee Blames Vested Interests for Fee Row
CHENNAI: The entire controversy that keeps the Bala Vidya Mandir school in Adyar on the boil was motivated by vested interests, Ramana Prasad, managing ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
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Some vested interest in BJP maligning me: Shatrughan Sinha
PATNA: BJP MP from Patna Saheb Shatrughan Sinha, who is accused of ignoring the needs of people of his constituency, today rubbished the charge saying it ... «Economic Times, May 15»
4
Psychologist: Society Has a Vested Interest in Demonizing Black Men
He says society has a vested interest in demonizing African-American men. “America tries to paint the picture of us (Black men) like we are these loose cannons ... «Atlanta Black Star, May 15»
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Javadekar Says 'vested interest' remark misunderstood
NEW DELHI: Amid massive public support for the media campaign against Delhi's dirty air, Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said he ... «Times of India, May 15»
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Osage Beach K-9 officer receives protective vest
The “Occasions” campaign for Groupon Grassroots to outfit police K9's with bullet and stab protective vests ran in February and March 5. Vested Interest in K9s, ... «KY3, May 15»
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Carroll County Sheriff's Office keeps vested interest in K-9s safety
WESTMINSTER, Md. —They have to hunt down bad guys like their fellow officers and now the Carroll County Sheriff's Office has a vested interest in keeping ... «WBAL Baltimore, Mar 15»
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Thornton's K9 awarded a ballistic vest
THORNTON - The Thornton Police Department's K9 Belker has been awarded a ballistic vest thanks to a nonprofit organization, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., and ... «9NEWS.com, Mar 15»
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'Govt has Vested Interest in Dysfunctional Judiciary'
“It is because of corruption that the kind of policies that are framed by the government are not in the public interest but in the commercial interest of corporations,” ... «The New Indian Express, Feb 15»
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UCPN (M) using CA to fulfill vested interest: Agni Kharel
KATHMANDU, FEB 16 - CPN-UML Parliamentary Party chief whip Agni Kharel has said that the UCPN (Maoist) is striving to meet its vested interest by using the ... «E Kantipur, Feb 15»

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