tranche

/trɑːnʃ/ (bre, ipa) · [trˈæntʃ] /trɑːnʃ/ (ame, ipa) · [trˈæntʃ] /ˈträⁿsh How to pronounce tranche (audio)/ (ame, mw)

tranche — noun

  • tranchesingular
  • tranchesplural

1. a portion of a large sum of money that is part of a series, where each portion i

1.名詞B2
釋義

a portion of a large sum of money that is part of a series, where each portion is often paid or released at a separate scheduled time.

例句

The venture capital firm released the first tranche of £2 million to Andrei's startup in March.

first / second / final + tranche

Mateo will receive the final tranche of his inheritance when he turns twenty-five next June.

tranche of + [money type]

同義詞
  • installment

    More general; used for any scheduled payment, not limited to finance or investment contexts

  • portion

    Broader in meaning; does not imply a schedule or financial context

  • slice

    Informal and less technical; often used in casual business talk

用法筆記

Usually used in formal financial contexts. The word is often paired with ordinal numbers (first, second, final) to indicate the order of payment or release.

常見錯誤

❌She fell into a deep tranche during the meditation session.
✅She fell into a deep trance during the meditation session.
💡Tranche (money portion) and trance (dreamlike state) are easily confused because they sound similar.