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tronc

tronc

9.9
A system that shares customer tips among staff in a restaurant or hotel
  • noun
  • /trɒŋk/
  • Jargon
translation icon : tronc
  • The restaurant introduced a tronc to ensure fair distribution of tips among all staff.

Examples

  • Many hotels use a tronc so that both kitchen and service staff benefit from customer tips.

  • The restaurant uses a tronc to share tips fairly among the staff.

  • She asked how the tronc system worked before accepting the job as a waitress.

  • Many hotels have a tronc system for their employees.

  • The restaurant introduced a tronc to ensure fair distribution of tips among all staff.

  • Many hotels use a tronc so that both kitchen and service staff benefit from customer tips.

  • She asked how the tronc system worked before accepting the job as a waitress.

Surface Forms

tronc singular
troncs plural

Etymology

Tronc is also used for a system of sharing tips; think of a common trunk where all the tips go and are then divided, which is why a tronc is a pooled tip box for staff.