BOURSE

Bourse

(noun) the stock exchange in Paris

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bourse (plural bourses)

A stock exchange.

(metaphorically) Any place, real or imagined, where the value of a thing is settled.

(philately) A meeting of stamp collectors and/or dealers, where stamps and covers are sold or exchanged.

Anagrams

• Brouse, besour, bouser

Source: Wiktionary


Bourse, n. Etym: [F. bourse purse, exchange, LL. bursa, fr. Gr.Purse, Burse.]

Definition: An exchange, or place where merchants, bankers, etc., meet for business at certain hours; esp., the Stock Exchange of Paris.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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