BOURSE Meaning of BOURSE in English [bourse] n [MF, lit., purse, fr. ML bursa--more at purse] (1597) 1: exchange 5a; specif: a European stock exchange 2: a sale of numismatic or philatelic items on tables (as at a convention) Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012