tranche
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tranche
(träNsh)n.
1. A portion of a total, especially of a block of assets such as cash or securities: the riskiest tranche of the bond offering; money delivered in two tranches.
2. A cut or slice of meat: a tranche of sirloin.
[French, slice, tranche, from Old French trenche, slice, from trenchier, to slice, cut; see trench.]
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tranche
(trɑːnʃ)n
(Stock Exchange) a portion or instalment, esp of a loan or share issue
[from French, literally: a slice]
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Noun | 1. | tranche - a portion of something (especially money) share, percentage, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" |
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tranche
n (of shares, cash) → Tranche f
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