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Bolus vs Tranche - What's the difference?

bolus | tranche |

As nouns the difference between bolus and tranche

is that bolus is a round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal while tranche is a slice, section or portion.

bolus

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
  • A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.

    • Usage notes

    * (term) is the somewhat more common plural form of (bolus) in scholarly use.

    External links

    * (wikipedia "bolus") ----

    tranche

    English

    (wikipedia tranche)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A slice, section or portion.
  • (finance) One of a set of classes or risk maturities which comprise 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.

    • Related terms

    * trench * traunch

    External links

    * * Investor Words

    Anagrams

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