To divide into amounts, as for allocation to specific purposes.
To endow with a portion or inheritance.
An allocated amount.
That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
One's fate; lot.
A wife's fortune; a dowry.
The part of an estate given or falling to a child or heir; an inheritance.
To divide into tranches.
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.
A slice, section or portion.