tronc

/ trɒŋk /

noun

1. a pool into which waiters, waitresses, hotel workers, etc, pay their tips and into which some managements pay service charges for later distribution to staff by a tronc master , according to agreed percentages

Word History and Origins

Origin of tronc¹

C20: from French: collecting box

Example Sentences

Soon-Shiong, a biotech billionaire, did Los Angeles and the nation a huge favor by purchasing the Times from the publishing company then known as “Tronc” in 2018; since 2023, though, the Times has shed roughly a third of its newsroom in multiple rounds of layoffs, moves Soon-Shiong justified by noting that the paper could no longer afford to lose as much as $40 million per year.

From Slate

The middle section of the tower is called a “tronc” and is typically made up of broad-shouldered men who serve as the anchors, while lighter adults, and then children, make up the upper rings.

From Washington Post

Maharaj and Duvoisin are fired, though the paper’s corporate owner — at the time, Tronc — denies their departure is connected to how they handled Pringle’s reporting.

From Los Angeles Times

Neither Duvoisin nor Maharaj was fired because of a conflict of interest in their dealings with USC, said the company, which immediately installed a Tronc executive as interim editor of the paper.

From Los Angeles Times

Tronc described the personnel moves as a response to The Times’ flagging performance.

From Los Angeles Times