BOURSE


Meaning of BOURSE in English

/ bʊəs; NAmE bʊrs/ noun

(from French ) a stock exchange , especially the one in Paris

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent. (as burse , the usual form until the mid 19th cent.): from French , literally purse , via medieval Latin from Greek bursa leather.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.