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tranche

noun
/tɹɑ̃ʃ/US/tɹɑ̃ʃ/UK/tɹæːnt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French tranche, form of trancher (“to cut, to slice”), from Old French trenchier (“cut, make a cut”), possibly from Vulgar Latin *trinicāre (“cut in three parts”). Doublet of traunch and trench.

  1. derived from *trinicāre✻
  2. derived from trenchier

Definitions

  1. A slice, section or portion.

    • Servants, carrying huge baskets suspended before them in which were huge tranches of bread, speedily distributed the contents; and they were followed by others bearing huge cans of milk, hot and cold.
    • Habeck said he was planning to announce a first tranche of climate protection measures by Easter, and a second by the end of the summer, to come into force by 2023.
    • The files took all day to upload, since the connection often dropped. […] Then, half an hour before the bookstore closed, the final tranche went through.

  2. A distinct subdivision of a single policyholder's benefits, typically relating to…

    A distinct subdivision of a single policyholder's benefits, typically relating to separate premium increments.

  3. A pension scheme's or scheme member's benefits relating to distinct accrual periods with…

    A pension scheme's or scheme member's benefits relating to distinct accrual periods with different rules.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. One of a set of classes or risk maturities that compose a multiple-class security, such…

      One of a set of classes or risk maturities that compose a multiple-class security, such as a CMO or REMIC; a class of bonds. Collateralized mortgage obligations are structured with several tranches of bonds that have various maturities.

    2. To divide into tranches.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA