tronc
/ (trɒŋk) /
noun
a pool into which waiters, waitresses, hotel workers, etc, pay their tips and into which some managements pay service charges for later distribution to staff by a tronc master, according to agreed percentages
Origin of tronc
1C20: from French: collecting box
Words Nearby tronc
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How to use tronc in a sentence
Pu d'instants apres il dit l'Empereur Alexandre lui meme, "Il ne vous reste que le tronc—mais le cœur y est, et la tte est vous."
Travels in France during the years 1814-1815 | Archibald AlisonThe great structure was begun in the eleventh century, replacing an earlier monument known as the Tour du tronc.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country | Francis Miltoun
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