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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
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
Jean-Luc Brunel Long suspected of steering underage girls to Epstein, Brunel features throughout the tranche of legal papers.
—New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2024
Almost 3,000 signatures were discounted upon review, which is the next step in the verification process, and a second tranche of 1,428 the group submitted Monday failed to meet state code requirements, LaVoie said.
—Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
The offering comprises two tranches: $1 billion in 4.90% senior notes due in 2034, and $800 million in 5.40% senior notes due in 2054.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 July 2024
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“Tranche.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tranche. Accessed 23 Aug. 2024.
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tranche
nounFrench, literally, slice, from Old French, from trenchier, trancher to cut
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