tranche

noun

\ ˈträⁿsh

Definition of tranche

: a division or portion of a pool or whole specifically : an issue of bonds derived from a pooling of like obligations (such as securitized mortgage debt) that is differentiated from other issues especially by maturity or rate of return

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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.

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This year, the highest-yielding deal has come from Kenya, which sold a 30-year tranche at 8.25 percent in mid-February. — Bloomberg.com, "On Sale: This Year’s Juiciest Dollar Bond, Paying Close to 10%," 2 May 2018 The top tranche has often received a sterling triple-A grade from rating firms. — Cezary Podkul, WSJ, "‘I Can Be the Bank’: Individual Investors Buy Busted Mortgages," 20 Nov. 2018 This tranche is going to show again that there's anomalies. — Fox News, "Kennedy: Kavanaugh is firm that allegation didn't happen," 18 Sep. 2018 The bank had sent over a tranche of cash a few months before. — Max Colchester And Margot Patrick, WSJ, "Hiding Russian Money Was Easy. Quitting Was Harder.," 4 Aug. 2018 The program started four months after the first tranche of federal Department of Housing and Urban Development disaster relief grants were released. — Katie Honan, WSJ, "New York City’s Sandy Rebuilding Program Was Plagued From the Start, Study Says," 11 Feb. 2019 Once a peace-and-trees party of hippie scolds, over the past 20 years the party has absorbed a new tranche of more-realistic voters and leaders. — Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, "Germany’s Green Party Emerges as the Center-Left Opposition," 25 Oct. 2018 That has left bondholders in the double-C tranche bracing for losses. — Ben Eisen, WSJ, "Investors Rev Up the Risk in Subprime Auto Deals," 1 Dec. 2018 Under a stand-by arrangement, Argentina will face regular reviews of its economic policies, and loan tranches will only be disbursed once the fund is satisfied progress is being made. — Andrew Mayeda, Bloomberg.com, "Argentina Seeks ‘Stand-By’ Agreement With IMF," 10 May 2018

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