bourse
noun
a stock exchange, especially the stock exchange of certain European cities.
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bourse
American
[boors]
/ bʊərs /
noun
Bourse
British
/ bʊəs /
noun
Etymology
Origin of bourse
1835–45; < French: literally, purse; see bursa
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In recent years, the LSE, alongside the U.K.’s finance and markets regulators, has ushered in a suite of rule changes in an effort to turn the beleaguered bourse around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The London-based exchange is owned by bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 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
Shares of Sunway Healthcare are set to begin trading on Malaysia’s main bourse on March 18.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Don’t you think that such a class—just a small class——” Juffrouw Krummel said she practiced with her husband when he came from the bourse.
From Walter Pieterse A Story of Holland by Multatuli
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
Releasing some of the cash would allow Iran’s leaders to increase the value of the country’s currency and lower inflation, said Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, chief executive of the economics-focused think tank, the Bourse & Bazaar Foundation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Elemental furnishings for the Bourse de Commerce, an 18th-century commodities exchange in Paris transformed into a contemporary art museum.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
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
On the Bourse in Paris, and in Vienna, I made a fortune by speculation; I improved it in London.
From Checkmate by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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