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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 trenchier, meaning “to cut,” which has its likely origin in a Latin word meaning “to cut in three,” from Latin trini meaning “three each.” Tranche emerged in the English language in the late 19th century to refer to a division or portion of a larger pool or whole, and later developed a finance-specific meaning referring to an offering for sale of typically a set of bonds “cut” from a larger group of bonds, the tranche being differentiated by such factors as maturity or rate of return.
Examples of tranche in a Sentence
Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Notably, longtime partner Microsoft is also part of this $10 billion tranche.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
The relationship collapsed after the oligarch came to suspect the art dealer had helped himself to a tranche of his wealth, to the tune of $1 billion.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
The last tranche of the Epstein files—millions of pages documenting Jeffrey Epstein’s dizzying connections to many of the most famous and powerful people in the world—came out 43 days ago.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
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Cite this Entry
“Tranche.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tranche. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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tranche
nounFrench, literally, slice, from Old French, from trenchier, trancher to cut
