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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
Niall Stanage, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2025
Photographs of several prominent Americans, including former President Bill Clinton and Trump himself, socializing with Epstein were included in a tranche of documents released on Friday.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 23 Dec. 2025
Both will be contained in a new archives initiative, which will publish a tranche of 50,000 files detailing part of the 100-year-old national broadcaster’s history.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2025
The 2025 pay plan consists of 12 tranches of shares to be granted to the CEO if Tesla hits certain milestones over the next decade and is worth about $1 trillion in total.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Tranche.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tranche. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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tranche
nounFrench, literally, slice, from Old French, from trenchier, trancher to cut
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