tranche

Meaning

Noun

1. A slice, section or portion.
2. A distinct subdivision of a single policyholder's benefits, typically relating to separate premium increments.
3. A pension scheme's or scheme member's benefits relating to distinct accrual periods with different rules.
4. One of a set of classes or risk maturities that compose a multiple-class security, such as a CMO or REMIC; a class of bonds. Collateralized mortgage obligations are structured with several tranches of bonds that have various maturities.

Verb

To divide into tranches.

Synonyms

part

allotment

lot

quota

quotient

share

Translations

tranche

Tranche

tranche de crédit

quota

tranche

شريحة

fatia

Rate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹɑ̃ʃ/

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French tranche, form of trancher (“to cut, to slice”), from Old French trenchier (“cut, make a cut”), possibly from Vulgar Latin *trinicāre (“cut in three parts”). Doublet of traunch and trench.