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vested interest
*vested interest (in something)
Fig. a personal or biased interest, often financial, in something. (*Typically: have ~; give someone ~.) Margaret has a vested interest in wanting her father to sell the family firm. She has shares in it and would make a large profit. Bob has a vested interest in keeping the village traffic-free. He has a summer home there.
vested interest
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 "established" or "secured."
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Artemis | | AHR-tə-mis (English) | Greek Mythology, Greek |
Aravind | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil |
Mtendere | | mten-DAY-ray | Southern African, Chewa |
Elvis | | EL-vis | English |
Trinity | | TRIN-i-tee | English |
Chelle | | SHEL | English |