Vest
vest (verb) - to give or place (rights, power, authority, beliefs)
a vested interest - a financial or personal interest in a company or a situation, a personal reason for wanting something to happen
x vested in y
x vested with y
a vested interest in y - a personal interest in y, what happens to y will affect you too
Example sentences:
* Overall authority for the country's well-being is vested in the country's King.
* He has been vested with the authority to do whatever he sees fit to solve the problem.
* Control over the water supply has been vested in local authorities.
* The country vested all its hopes in the newly elected government to revive the sluggish economy.
* Both the owners and the workers had a vested interest in having the factory remain open.
* All vested interests must reach a compromise before work on the project can begin.
* "It is also fairly common practice for believers to vest their faith in bettering their long-term future, luck and safety in sacred amulets and Buddhist ornaments, such as Jatukarm Ramathep."
