tranche

[ trahnch, trahnsh; French trahnsh ]
noun

  1. Finance.

    • one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment: The loan will be repaid in three tranches.

    • a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering: The second tranche of the bond issue has a five-year maturity.

  2. any part, division, or installment: We’ve hired the first tranche of researchers.

verb (used with object),tranched, tranch·ing.

  1. Finance. to divide into parts: tranched debt;A credit portfolio can be tranched into a variety of components that are then further subdivided.

Origin of tranche

1
First recorded in 1930–35; from French: literally, “a slice,” from Old French trenchier, trancher “to cut”; see trench

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British Dictionary definitions for tranche

tranche

/ (trɑːnʃ) /

noun

  1. a portion or instalment, esp of a loan or share issue

Origin of tranche

1
from French, literally: a slice

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