Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun vested_interest

2 senses of vested interest

Sense 1
vested interest -- ((law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another)
       => interest, stake -- ((law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future")

Sense 2
vested interest -- (groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit)
       => interest, interest group -- ((usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production")