tronc

/ trɒŋk /

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tronc¹

C20: from French: collecting box

Example Sentences

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."

From Project Gutenberg

The great structure was begun in the eleventh century, replacing an earlier monument known as the Tour du Tronc.

From Project Gutenberg