bourse
noun
a stock exchange, especially the stock exchange of certain European cities.
bourse
American
[boors]
/ bʊərs /
noun
Bourse
British
/ bʊəs /
noun
Etymology
Origin of bourse
1835–45; < French: literally, purse; see bursa
Example Sentences
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The London Stock Exchange is planning to allow traders to buy and sell tokenized stocks in its 24-hour trading venue, as the bourse doubles down on its push into digital assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The lender, which relisted on London’s bourse last year, posted a second-half performance that was in line with expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
The Dubai bourse was down 4.7 percent while Abu Dhabi's ADX fell 3.5 percent shortly after markets opened.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
KK Mart has also reportedly said it had to cancel a planned listing on the Malaysian bourse due to the crisis.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
"La bourse" she repeated, softly smiling, but with a scintillation of the eyes in resentment of his scrutiny.
From The Grandissimes by George Washington Cable
For Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, who heads the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation, the UAE has not changed its Iran strategy, but it is under US pressure to contribute to the US economic sanctions campaign.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Without access to reserves, the artificial pressure on the rial won’t subside,” said Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, chief executive of Iran-focused think tank Bourse & Bazaar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
In a day that mixed heavy rain and bursts of hot sunshine, the King was crowded round closely by visitors at a festival at the city's Place de la Bourse.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023
“Iranians aren’t really looking at just whether they’re better off compared to last year,” said Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, the founder of Bourse & Bazaar, a research group specializing in Iranian politics and economics.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
"But that does not agree with the Bourse, whose principals are far from revolutionary," objected some one.
From The Jew by Jo?zef Ignacy Kraszewski
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