chapter vs tranche

chapter

noun
  • One of the main sections into which the text of a book is divided. 

  • A community of canons or canonesses. 

  • An assembly of monks, prebendaries and/or other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean. 

  • A meeting of certain organized societies or orders. 

  • A sequence (of events), especially when presumed related and likely to continue. 

  • An organized branch of some society or fraternity, such as the Freemasons. 

  • An administrative division of an organization, usually local to a specific area. 

  • A chapter house 

  • A bishop's council. 

  • A section of a work, a collection of works, or fragments of works, often manuscripts or transcriptions, created by scholars or advocates, not the original authors, to aid in finding portions of the texts. 

verb
  • To put into a chapter. 

  • To use administrative procedure to remove someone. 

  • To take to task. 

  • To divide into chapters. 

tranche

noun
  • A slice, section or portion. 

  • A distinct subdivision of a single policyholder's benefits, typically relating to separate premium increments. 

  • 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 pension scheme's or scheme member's benefits relating to distinct accrual periods with different rules. 

verb
  • To divide into tranches. 

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