A break or paragraph in writing.
Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate
A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
To interrupt an activity and wait.
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.
To divide into tranches.