| Pronunciation: | bûrs | ||
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| Definition: | [n] the stock exchange in Paris | ||
| See Also: | securities market, stock exchange, stock market | ||
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | \Bourse\, n. [F. bourse purse, exchange, LL. bursa, fr.
Gr.? skin, hide, of which a purse was usually made. Cf.
{Purse}, {Burse}.]
An exchange, or place where merchants, bankers, etc., meet
for business at certain hours; esp., the Stock Exchange of
Paris.
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| Related Terms: | American Stock Exchange, Amex, board, commodity exchange, corn pit, curb, curb exchange, curb market, exchange, exchange floor, outside market, over-the-counter market, pit, quotation board, stock exchange, stock market, stock ticker, telephone market, the Big Board, the Exchange, third market, ticker, ticker tape, Wall Street, wheat pit | ||
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