tronc
noun [ C usually singular ] UK uk/trɒŋk/ us/trɑːŋk/
（餐馆里的）小费箱；（所有服务人员）平分小费
a system in which tips (= extra money that customers give) are collected together and shared out among all the staff in a restaurant
The head waiter will donate some of the money to the restaurant's tronc. 领班服务员将把一部分钱捐给饭店的小费箱。
His restaurants operate a tronc system and the service charge is shared among the staff. 他经营的餐厅有一套平分小费的做法，获得服务费由全体员工平分。
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- The company keeps only the 1 per cent it costs to process credit cards and run the tronc.
- We have a tronc system in place run by a member of staff.
- If a bill comes to £100, there is a discretionary service charge of £12.50. Of that, £10 goes to the company and £2.50 goes to the front of house via a tronc system.