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rest and vest

rest and vest verb: to do minimal work while waiting for one's stock options to vest.

Verb

rest and vest (third-person singular simple present rests and vests, present participle resting and vesting, simple past and past participle rested and vested)

  1. To do minimal work while waiting for one's stock options to vest.
    • In the intervening months, [John] Giannandrea has been in an advisory role, what [Mark] Gurman described as "resting and vesting," meaning remaining on the payroll until stock grants vest.2026 April 13, Hartley Charlton, “Apple's AI Chief John Giannandrea Departs This Week”, in MacRumors, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2026

Forms of rest and vest

third-person singular presentrests and vests
present participleresting and vesting
past participlerested and vested
pastrested and vested

Questions about rest and vest

What does rest and vest mean?
Rest and vest means to do minimal work while waiting for one's stock options to vest.
What part of speech is rest and vest?
Rest and vest is a verb.
What is the past tense of rest and vest?
The past tense of rest and vest is rested and vested.

Words near rest and vest in the dictionary

  1. Ressler
  2. Resslers
  3. rest
  4. rest and residue
  5. rest and service area
  6. rest and vest
  7. rest area
  8. rest areas
  9. rest assured
  10. rest centre
  11. rest centres

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