tronc

British

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of tronc

C20: from French: collecting box

Example Sentences

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A company source confirmed that tronc had been considering a name change “for a few weeks” but that the final decision had not yet been taken.

From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2018

They operate a tronc system for tips, which isn’t transparent and doesn’t add up.

From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2017

"With a fresh relevant digital approach and strategy, tronc can become a content curation and monetization company focused on creating and distributing premium, verified content across all channels."

From US News • Jun. 16, 2016

Tribune Publishing, the parent of venerable media institutions such as Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, is changing its name – to tronc.

From US News • Jun. 6, 2016

There was a creature exhibited some time since in the principal cities of France, who was called the "l'homme tronc."

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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