noun
Meaning 1
A slice, section or portion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
tranche
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noun
Meaning 2
A distinct subdivision of a single policyholder's benefits, typically relating to separate premium increments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, insurance
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noun
Meaning 3
A pension scheme's or scheme member's benefits relating to distinct accrual periods with different rules.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: pensions
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noun
Meaning 4
One of a set of classes or risk maturities that compose a multiple-class security, such as a CMO or REMIC; a class of bonds. Collateralized mortgage obligations are structured with several tranches of bonds that have various maturities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance
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verb
Meaning 5
To divide into tranches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: business, finance
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noun
Meaning 6
a portion of something (especially money)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: share, portion, part, percentage
History
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French tranche, form of trancher (“to cut, to slice”), from Old French trenchier (“cut, make a cut”), possibly from Vulgar Latin *trinicāre (“cut in three parts”). Doublet of traunch and trench.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: транш (tranš) — finance
- Chinese Mandarin: 份額 /份额 (fèn'é) — finance
- Czech: tranše — finance
- Finnish: erä — finance
- French: tranche — finance
- French: tranche de crédit — finance
- German: Tranche — finance
- Italian: tranche — finance
- Japanese: トランシェ (toranshe) — finance
- Persian: قسط (qest) — finance
- Polish: transza — finance
- Portuguese: tranche — finance
- Russian: транш (tranš) — finance
- Spanish: tramo — finance
- Turkish: tranş — finance
- Turkish: dilim — finance