bourse
nounUS /bɔːɹs/ · /bʊəs/
Etymology Borrowed from French bourse, from Old French borse, from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa). Doublet of purse, compare Danish børs, Swedish börs, German Börse. See also bursar.
1
A stock exchange.
- In brief, Le Chiffre plans, we believe, to follow the example of most other desperate till-robbers and make good the deficit in his accounts by gambling. The 'Bourse' is too slow.1953, Ian Fleming, “Dossier for M”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 17:
- Euronext, the first euro-zone crossborder bourse, makes its debut2000, “France”, in Country Finance, Economist Intelligence Unit, page 30:
2
Figuratively Any place, real or imagined, where the value of a thing is settled.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:bourse.
3
Hobbies, Lifestyle, Philately A meeting of stamp collectors and/or dealers, where stamps and covers are sold or exchanged.
- Derived terms
- interbourse