(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:13:10

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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