“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
TRANCHE
tranche
(noun) a portion of something (especially money)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tranche (plural tranches)
A slice, section or portion.
(insurance) A distinct subdivision of a single policyholder's benefits, typically relating to separate premium increments.
(pensions) A pension scheme's or scheme member's benefits relating to distinct accrual periods with different rules.
(finance) 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
tranche (third-person singular simple present tranches, present participle tranching, simple past and past participle tranched)
(finance, transitive) To divide into tranches.
Anagrams
• chanter
Source: Wiktionary
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