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View synonyms for bourse

bourse

[ boors ]

noun

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


Bourse

/ bʊəs /

noun

  1. a stock exchange of continental Europe, esp Paris
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bourse1

1835–45; < French: literally, purse; bursa
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bourse1

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

The losses capped a weeklong losing streak that sent shares down more than 6 percent, wiping out all the bourse’s gains since the start of the year.

KK Mart has also reportedly said it had to cancel a planned listing on the Malaysian bourse due to the crisis.

After the first statue appeared in Paris at the Place de la Bourse, the French news agency AFP described it as depicting the rapper in a “demonic posture,” and said that his management reported it was due to start blaring music from the new 21-track album later in the day.

Elemental furnishings for the Bourse de Commerce, an 18th-century commodities exchange in Paris transformed into a contemporary art museum.

The EU is falling behind Britain in tapping into savers' money to boost the stock market, despite reforms in continental Europe being a step in the right direction, an official with Germany's bourse told Reuters.

From Reuters

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