Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.
Limit; bound; restraint; extent.
Any of several very small wading birds in the genus Calidris. Types of sandpiper, such as the dunlin or the sanderling.
A period of time spent doing or being something; a spell.
To assign a certain task to (a person), upon the performance of which he/she is excused from further labour for that day or period; to stent.
To impregnate successfully; to get with foal.
To be sparing or mean.
To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to restrict to a scant allowance.
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.