bourse

American  

[boors] / bʊərs /

noun

1. a stock exchange, especially the stock exchange of certain European cities.

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Bourse British  

/ bʊəs /

noun

1. a stock exchange of continental Europe, esp Paris

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Etymology

Origin of bourse

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

Example Sentences

Any move by the U.A.E. to limit Iranian financial activities there “would be very significant, because the U.A.E. is the most important conduit for Iran’s engagement with the global economy,” said Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, chief executive of Iran-focused think tank Bourse & Bazaar.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Dubai bourse was down 4.7 percent while Abu Dhabi's ADX fell 3.5 percent shortly after markets opened.

From Barron's

Shares of Sunway Healthcare are set to begin trading on Malaysia’s main bourse on March 18.

From The Wall Street Journal

She added the bourse operator would "carefully consider" market calls to broaden the scope of confidential IPO filings.

From Barron's

“It’s yet another example of the kinds of stories of corruption or unfair practices that give a lot of ordinary Iranians the impression that the system has been rigged against them, or at least rigged in the favor of a small number of elite,” said Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, chief executive of the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation, an economic think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• exchange