Definition of TRANCHE

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.

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Angola came to market on Wednesday morning offering a 30-year Eurobond with initial price talk of around 9.625 percent, along with a 10-year tranche at 8.5 percent. — Bloomberg.com, "On Sale: This Year’s Juiciest Dollar Bond, Paying Close to 10%," 2 May 2018 President Donald Trump is threatening to impose higher tariffs on $450bn of imports from China, with the first tranche, on $34bn of Chinese goods, due to take effect on July 6th. — The Economist, "Asia is at last waking up to the threat of a trade war," 28 June 2018 The compensation plan consists of 20.3 million stock option awards—each broken up into 12 tranches of 1.69 million shares, or 1% of Tesla’s outstanding shares. — Kirsten Korosec, Fortune, "What Elon Musk's Compensation Deal Means for Tesla Motors," 22 Mar. 2018 This latest revelation -- part of a tranche of previously unreleased texts between Strzok and Page -- will have the effect of pouring 20 gallons or so of lighter fluid on the fire that is already burning in Trumpworld over the Strzok-Page texts. — Chris Cillizza, CNN, "How 7 words in the 500-page IG report will give Donald Trump all the 'deep state' ammo he wanted," 14 June 2018 The SoftBank Vision Fund investment will be made in two tranches. — Jamie Lareau, USA TODAY, "GM gets $2B investment from Uber backer SoftBank for self-driving cars," 31 May 2018 The first tranche of tariffs are set to take effect July 6 on 818 types of Chinese goods valued at about $34 billion. — Don Lee, latimes.com, "Trump threatens to slap tariffs on an additional $200 billion in Chinese goods, raising trade tensions," 19 June 2018 Eight dollars purchased a $10 meal, redeemable in dated tranches. — Gideon Lewis-kraus, WIRED, "The Blockchain: A Love Story—And a Horror Story," 18 June 2018 The next tranche of mega-millionaires and political financiers get intimate dinners or office gatherings. — Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, "The First 2020 Race Is Underway: Scrambling for New York Donors," 9 June 2018

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