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bourse

bourse

1 9.6
A market where people buy and sell stocks and bonds
  • noun
  • /bʊrs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bolsa
  • If Iran is successful in its bid to set up its own bourse, or oil exchange, then what need does the world have for all those US dollars?
  • European bourse
  • local bourse

Examples

  • Analysts predict that the Frankfurt bourse will see increased activity after the announcement of new policies.

  • Dubai's bourse has hit a 7-year low.

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  • This is just a few miles from home, and the bourse floor was packed as a lot were packing.

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  • Iran has announced an oil bourse and has offered to sell oil in RMB, Euros, and gold.

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  • There's also the Iranian oil bourse that recently started trading oil in currencies other than the US dollar.

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  • If the Iranian oil bourse gains a significant foothold, say to the point that China begins trading for oil in euros, the dollar becomes worthless.

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  • From the end of the First World War up to 1933, Jews dominated academia, the stock market (the entire board of the Berlin bourse), business, and banking.

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  • The Paris bourse is known for trading a wide range of securities in Europe.

  • After a significant drop, investors rushed to the Milan bourse to buy shares at a lower price.

Synonyms

market
vsbourse
721 3.4

The system where people buy and sell stocks and bonds

is narrower, naming one specific European trading venue within that network
stock market
vsbourse
255 3.1

A place where people buy and sell company shares

is a specific European trading venue rather than the whole system
exchange
vsbourse
  • Specialized
191 5.8

A place where people buy and sell stocks

is a public European trading venue rather than a member-limited one
stock exchange
vsbourse
  • Specialized
18 3.6

A market where people buy and sell company shares through brokers

is the European name for that same organized trading venue
5.5

An organized place where people buy and sell company shares and other investments

is mainly used in European contexts for the same trading venue

Compounds

An organized place where people buy and sell company shares and other investments

How Big

bourse
  • Specialized
1 9.6
commodity exchange
  • Specialized
1 5.5
market town
  • UK
1 3.1

Surface Forms

bourse singular
bourses plural

Etymology

The word bourse comes from the old word bursa, which means 'purse' or 'bag' and is like the English word purse. People met at a 'purse' or money place to trade, so a bourse now means a market for buying and selling stocks.