rest and vest

verb

To do minimal work while waiting for one's stock options to vest.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person rests and vests · participle present resting and vesting · participle past rested and vested · past 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
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APA

rest and vest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rest%20and%20vest

MLA

“rest and vest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rest%20and%20vest. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rest and vest,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rest%20and%20vest.

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