how to pronounce tranche

/ˈtɹæntʃ/

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tranche is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of tranche in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… shorting the fulcrum bbb tranche of the …”

meanings of tranche

noun:

A pension scheme's or scheme member's benefits relating to distinct accrual periods with different rules.
A slice, section or portion.
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.
A distinct subdivision of a single policyholder's benefits, typically relating to separate premium increments.

verb:

To divide into tranches.

tranche frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word tranche occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics tranche can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that tranche can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;