"bourse" meaning in English

See bourse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɔːs/ [UK], /bʊəs/ [UK] (note: without the pour–poor merger), /bɔːɹs/ [US], /bʊəɹs/ [US] (note: without the pour–poor merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bourse.wav Forms: bourses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)s, -ʊə(ɹ)s Etymology: Borrowed from French bourse, from Old French borse, from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa). Doublet of purse, compare Danish børs, Swedish börs, German Börse. See also bursar. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bourse}} French bourse, {{der|en|fro|borse}} Old French borse, {{der|en|la|bursa}} Latin bursa, {{der|en|grc|βύρσα}} Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa), {{doublet|en|purse}} Doublet of purse, {{cog|da|børs}} Danish børs, {{cog|sv|börs}} Swedish börs, {{cog|de|Börse}} German Börse Head templates: {{en-noun}} bourse (plural bourses)
  1. A stock exchange.
    Sense id: en-bourse-en-noun-NKh4heWB
  2. A stock exchange.
    (figuratively) Any place, real or imagined, where the value of a thing is settled.
    Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-bourse-en-noun-ZEB2EVWx
  3. (philately) A meeting of stamp collectors and/or dealers, where stamps and covers are sold or exchanged. Categories (topical): Philately
    Sense id: en-bourse-en-noun-LQJ64qBA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 27 42 27 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, philately
  4. (botany) The swollen basal part of an inflorescence axis at the onset of fruit development; it bears leaves whose axillary buds differentiate and may grow out as shoots. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-bourse-en-noun-5-zQjK~f Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 22 30 43 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: interbourse Related terms: burse, bursar, purse, reimburse

Inflected forms

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