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tronc

tronc noun: a monetary pool, in which tips are collected and later shared out between all staff, e.g. in a restaurant.

Noun

tronc (plural troncs)

  1. (UK) A monetary pool, in which tips are collected and later shared out between all staff, e.g. in a restaurant.

Forms of tronc

pluraltroncs

Origin of tronc

Borrowed from French tronc des pauvres (“poor box”).

Words formed from tronc

Questions about tronc

What does tronc mean?
Tronc means a monetary pool, in which tips are collected and later shared out between all staff, e.g. in a restaurant.
What part of speech is tronc?
Tronc is a noun.
What is the plural of tronc?
The plural of tronc is troncs.

Words near tronc in the dictionary

  1. Tronador
  2. tronage
  3. tronages
  4. tronator
  5. tronators
  6. tronc
  7. troncmaster
  8. troncmasters
  9. Troncoso
  10. Troncosos
  11. troncs

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