bourse

noun

ˈbu̇rs 

1

: exchange sense 5a

specifically : a European stock exchange

2

: a sale of numismatic or philatelic items on tables (as at a convention)

Examples of bourse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Botswana Stock Exchange’s $70 billion equity value is smaller than Nigeria’s $120 billion market, but the bourse lists the shares of some large companies like Anglo American, the British mining giant with extensive operations in Southern Africa. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

This marks the only occurrence since 2017 that a non-luxury company has taken the first position on the Paris bourse at the end of a day of trading. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

European stocks were mixed, with the pan-European Stoxx 600 index trading marginally higher on Friday and major regional bourses in mixed territory. — Sean Conlon,lee Ying Shan,ananya Chetia,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

The entity was converted into a public company in 2012, and went public via a dual IPO on Malaysian bourse Bursa Malaysia and the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX). — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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

Rhymes for bourse

• coarse
• course
• force
• gorse
• hoarse
• horse
• norse
• source
• concourse
• divorce
• endorse
• enforce