/ 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.
/ 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. 2005