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Finance and Tranche
In French, tranche means "slice." Cutting deeper into the word's etymology, we find the Old French word trancer, meaning "to cut." Tranche emerged in the English language in the late 19th century to describe financial appropriations. Today, it is often used specifically of an issue of bonds that is differentiated from other issues by such factors as maturity or rate of return. Another use of the French word tranche is in the French phrase une tranche de vie, meaning "a cross section of life." That phrase was coined by the dramatist Jean Jullien (1854-1919), who advocated naturalism in the theater.
Examples of tranche in a Sentence
Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
China has released two tranches of tariffs on U.S. durable goods and raw materials, and the Canadian province of Ontario imposed on Monday an electricity surcharge in three U.S. states that would affect more than a million homes.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 11 Mar. 2025
European nations announced fresh tranches of assistance for Ukraine ahead of Zelenskyy's arrival in Brussels.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
The oversight hearing of the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee followed a tranche of recent reports, some commissioned by the governor’s office, outlining why utility bills are so high and recommending ways to lower costs.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Tranche.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tranche. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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tranche
nounFrench, literally, slice, from Old French, from trenchier, trancher to cut
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