bourse

B0424200 (bo͝ors)n. A stock exchange, especially one in a continental European city.

[French, purse, bourse, from Late Latin bursa, bag; see bursa.]

Bourse

(bʊəs) n (Stock Exchange) a stock exchange of continental Europe, esp the one in Paris[C19: from French, literally: purse, from Medieval Latin bursa, ultimately from Greek: leather]

bourse

(bʊərs)

n. a stock exchange, esp. the stock exchange of certain European cities. [1835–45; < French: literally, purse; see bursa]

Thesaurus

Noun

Bourse - the stock exchange in Paris

Translations

børs

bourse

(bo͝ors), term applied to a European stock exchangestock exchange,
organized market for the trading of stocks and bonds (see bond; stock). Such markets were originally open to all, but at present only members of the owning association may buy and sell directly.
..... Click the link for more information. . The first international bourse was established in Antwerp in the 16th cent. The Paris bourse, dating from 1720 but completely reorganized in 1999, consists of the main exchange, equivalent to the New York Stock Exchange, plus the Matif (the derivatives exchange) and the Monep (the equity and index options market). In 1999 the Paris bourse and seven other major European bourses agreed to form a partnership that would create a pan-European stock exchange. That same year, the Paris bourse signed an agreement with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Singapore International Money Exchange to create a "global alliance" covering the European, U.S., and Asian time zones, allowing for trading 24 hours a day.

Bourse

the Paris stock exchange. [Fr. Commerce: Misc.]See: Finance

Bourse

French for a stock market.

Bourse

1. A term for a stock exchange in Europe.

2. Informal for the Paris Bourse.

bourse

The common name for a securities exchange located in Europe.

Bourse.

Bourse is the French term for a stock exchange, meaning, literally, purse. The national stock market of France, a totally electronic market, is known as the Paris Bourse.

The term is used throughout Europe and worldwide as a synonym for stock exchange, though it generally isn't used in the United States.