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tronc
(trɒŋk, ‖ trɔ̃)
[a. Fr., = collecting box.]
In hotels and restaurants, a common fund into which tips and service charges are paid for distribution to the staff. Also attrib.
1928Observer 15 Jan. 6/1 The staff are paid on the tronc, or pooling system, whereby all tips are divided. 1960Times 15 Jan. 9/3 The value of a point was set each week according to the amount in the tronc. 1964Observer (Colour Suppl.) 13 Dec. 33/1 In all troncs (pooled tips, which the tronc head waiter distributes according to the number of points each waiter has) they declare an average figure to the Income Tax. 1976Rhyl Jrnl. & Advertiser 9 Dec. 20 (Advt.), Chef—Royal Lido, Prestatyn. Applications are invited for this permanent post at a salary in accordance with Miscellaneous grade 6..plus an annual supplement of {pstlg}312 and a percentage of tronc. 1981Times 11 June 14/6 The money was massaged by managements and distributed on their behalf to staff..or paid into an independent tronc fund. |