tranche
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tranche
- /tɹɑ̃ʃ/ US
- /tɹɑ̃nʃ/ US
- /tɹɑ̃nt͡ʃ/ US
- /tɹænt͡ʃ/ US
- /tɹɑ̃ʃ/ UK
- /tɹɑːnʃ/ UK
- /tɹɑːnt͡ʃ/ UK
- /tɹæːnt͡ʃ/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɑ̃ʃ, -ɑ̃nʃ, -ɑ̃ntʃ, -ɑːntʃ, -æntʃ, -ɑːnʃ
Where it comes from
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.
noun tranches
- A slice, section or portion. Servants, carrying huge baskets suspended before them in which were huge tranches of bread, speedily distributed the contents; and they were followed by others bearing huge cans of milk, hot and cold.
- A distinct subdivision of a single policyholder's benefits, typically relating to separate premium increments.
- A pension scheme's or scheme member's benefits relating to distinct accrual periods with different rules.
- 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.
verb tranches · tranching · tranched
- To divide into tranches.
Translations
Talk about this word "tranche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tranche. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. tranche. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tranche "tranche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tranche.Cite this
@misc{tranche_2026,
title = {tranche},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tranche},
urldate = {2026-11-05}
}
