burse

Meaning

1. (historical) A purse.
2. A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies.
3. An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use.
4. (obsolete) A stock exchange; a bourse.
5. (obsolete) A kind of bazaar.

Synonyms

bursary

fellowship

grant

scholarship

stipend

Translations

beca

Stipendium

υποτροφία

bourse

borsa di studio

beca

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɜː(ɹ)s/

Etymology

Cognate with French: bourse

In summary

Borrowed from Middle French bourse, from Old French borse, from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa). Doublet of purse, compare French bourse (“purse, fund”).