Vest vs. Waistcoat — What's the Difference?

A sleeveless garment, often having buttons down the front, worn usually over a shirt or blouse and sometimes as part of a three-piece suit.

A waistcoat (UK and Commonwealth, or ; colloquially called a weskit), or vest (US), is a sleeveless upper-body garment. It is usually worn over a dress shirt and necktie and below a coat as a part of most men's formal wear.

A waist-length, sleeveless garment worn for protection

A garment formerly worn by men under a doublet.

A fabric trim worn to fill in the neckline of a woman's garment; a vestee.

Chiefly British A short, sleeveless, collarless garment worn especially over a shirt and often under a suit jacket; a vest.

Chiefly British An undershirt.

An ornamental garment worn under a doublet.

(Obsolete) An ecclesiastical vestment.

A sleeveless, collarless garment worn over a shirt and under a suit jacket.

To place (authority, property, or rights, for example) in the control of a person or group, especially to give someone an immediate right to present or future possession or enjoyment of (an estate, for example). Used with in

A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest.

To invest or endow (a person or group) with something, such as power or rights. Used with with

A man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

To clothe or robe, as in ecclesiastical vestments.

To become legally vested

To dress oneself, especially in ecclesiastical vestments.

(North America) A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.

(British) A sleeveless garment, often with a low-cut neck, usually worn under a shirt or blouse.

A sleeveless top, typically with identifying colours or logos, worn by an athlete or member of a sports team.

Any sleeveless outer garment, often for a purpose such as identification, safety, or storage.

A vestment.

Clothing generally; array; garb.

A loose robe or outer garment worn historically by men in Arab or Middle Eastern countries.

(chiefly passive) To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.

To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.

To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.

(legal) To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.

(of an inheritance or a trust fund) To devolve upon the person currently entitled when a prior interest has ended.

To become vested, to become permanent.

(obsolete) To invest; to put.

An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.

Any outer covering; array; garb.

Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for men, worn under the coat.

To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.

To clothe with authority, power, or the like; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; - followed by with before the thing conferred; as, to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death.

To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; - with in before the possessor; as, the power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts.

To invest; to put; as, to vest money in goods, land, or houses.

To clothe with possession; as, to vest a person with an estate; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of; as, an estate is vested in possession.

To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right; - followed by in; as, upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law.

A man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat

A collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body

Provide with power and authority;

Place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons;

Become legally vested;

Clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments

Clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes