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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
Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Since returning to power in January, Trump had already levied two tranches of 10% additional duties on all Chinese imports, which the White House said was necessary to stem the flow of illicit fentanyl from the country to the US.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Homeland star Harewood and two-time WNBA champion and Toronto Tempo General Manager Wright Rogers have been revealed as the first tranche of guests.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
The company has a loan agreement with Oxford Finance, with $10.0 million drawn and no further tranches accessed.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Tranche.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tranche. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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tranche
nounFrench, literally, slice, from Old French, from trenchier, trancher to cut
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