bourse Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the stock exchange in Paris

WordNet

Bourse noun
Etymology
F. bourse purse, exchange, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. skin, hide, of which a purse was usually made. Cf. Purse, Burse.
Definitions
  1. An exchange, or place where merchants, bankers, etc., meet for business at certain hours; esp., the Stock Exchange of Paris.

Webster 1913