Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bourse

/bɔːɹs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: bourse
IPA: /bɔːɹs/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stock exchange.

noun

A stock exchange.

noun

A meeting of stamp collectors and/or dealers, where stamps and covers are sold or exchanged.

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"In brief, Le Chiffre plans, we believe, to follow the example of most other desperate till-robbers and make good the deficit in his accounts by gambling. The 'Bourse' is too slow."
"Euronext, the first euro-zone crossborder bourse, makes its debut"
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:bourse."

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.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: bourse, borse, bursa, βύρσα

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bɔːɹs/

Inflected Forms

bourses (plural)

Derived Forms

interbourse

Frequently Paired Words

bursar burse purse reimburse

Homonyms

boss (non-rhotic, pour–poor merger)

Rhymes With

course force source horse divorce enforce reinforce endorse morse remorse coarse norse

Questions

How do you pronounce bourse?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɔːɹs/.
What does bourse mean?: A stock exchange.
Where does bourse come from?: It is traced to French.

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