bourse

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.4 Derived terms 2.5 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French borse (French: bourse)

Most likely from a man Van der Burse, outside whose house in Bruges (Flemish port) traders met. Perhaps from the Latin bursa meaning bag.

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

bourse (plural bourses)

1. stock exchange
2. A meeting of stamp collectors and/or dealers, where stamps and covers are sold or exchanged. A bourse usually has no competitive exhibits of stamps or covers. Almost all public stamp exhibitions include a dealer bourse, though many bourses are held without a corresponding exhibition.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Mediaeval Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek (bursa) 'leather'.

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[edit] Noun

bourse f. (plural bourses)

1. (originally) purse
2. its money content
3. financial grant, such as a scholarship
4. bourse, stock exchange or other commercial exchange
5. bourse, trade fair or non-commercial fair

[edit] Derived terms

• boursier

[edit] References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition