vested interest
- IPA[ˌvɛstɪd ˈɪntrɛst]
英式
- a personal reason for involvement in an undertaking or situation, especially an expectation of financial or other gain；a person or group with a particular reason for involvement in an undertaking or situation
noun: vested interest, plural noun: vested interests
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a personal reason for involvement in an undertaking or situation, especially an expectation of financial or other gain banks have a vested interest in the growth of their customers
- ▪ a person or group with a particular reason for involvement in an undertaking or situation the problem is that the authorities are a vested interest
- 2. an interest (usually in land or money held in trust) recognized as belonging to a particular person.
