bourse

[ boors ]
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noun
  1. a stock exchange, especially the stock exchange of certain European cities.

Origin of bourse

1
1835–45; <French: literally, purse; see bursa

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British Dictionary definitions for Bourse

Bourse

/ (bʊəs) /


noun
  1. a stock exchange of continental Europe, esp Paris

Origin of Bourse

1
C19: from French, literally: purse, from Medieval Latin bursa, ultimately from Greek: leather

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