bourse

Meaning

1. A stock exchange.
2. (figuratively) A stock exchange.
3. A meeting of stamp collectors and/or dealers, where stamps and covers are sold or exchanged.
4. The swollen basal part of an inflorescence axis at the onset of fruit development; it bears leaves whose axillary buds differentiate and may grow out as shoots.

Synonyms

stock exchange

trading post

securities exchange

Paris Bourse

stockmarket

broker’s board

Bourse de Paris

Paris bourse

exchange

sharemarket

Translations

Börse

borsa

χρηματιστήριο

χρηματηστήριο

Wertpapierbörse

Börsengebäude

Aktienmarkt

Aktienbörse

Börsenmarkt

Effektenmarkt

bourse

marché des valeurs

borsa

borsa

borsa valori

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɔːs/

Etymology

Cognate with Danish: børs

Cognate with Swedish: börs

Cognate with German: Börse

In summary

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.