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bourse

American  
[boors] / bʊərs /

noun

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

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; see bursa

Example Sentences

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The bourse operator’s 1Q earnings could be partly driven by a risk-on trading environment earlier in the quarter, before the Middle East conflict broke out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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

The bourse operator’s average daily trading value momentum could also be further supported by increasingly looser monetary policy expectations in developed markets, leading to emerging market inflows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

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

His bourse, or the sum paid weekly for his board, was of the amount of two sous.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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