bourse

noun

1
: exchange sense 5a
specifically : a European stock exchange
2
: a sale of numismatic or philatelic items on tables (as at a convention)

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Most sectors were in positive territory, though major regional bourses were mixed. Hugh Leask,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026 Kenyan mobile money users have doubled the number of active retail investors on the country’s main stock exchange, just six weeks after the bourse opened trading on the M-Pesa platform, executives said at Semafor’s Next 3 Billion event. semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bourse

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, literally, purse, from Medieval Latin bursa — more at purse

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bourse was in 1609

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“Bourse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bourse. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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