traunch

noun /tɹɔnt͡ʃ/

1. One of a series of allotments (of funds for a certain purpose).

   First of all, we provide immediate cash relief to the tune of about $35 million. And then there will be an assessment of the damage, so that the relief is -- the next traunch of relief will be spent wisely.

2. One set or portion of a series.

Where it comes from

From Middle English *traunche, from Late Anglo-Norman traunche (Old French tranche). Doublet of tranche and trench.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry traunch (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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