Bourse Definition English. Bourse synonyms bourse pronunciation bourse translation English dictionary definition of bourse. As burse the usual form until the mid 19th cent.
1 A stock market in a non-English-speaking country especially France. Based on the French word for purse a bourse may be a stock exchange a futures. Bourses are organized marketplaces for the trade of securities commodities derivatives or other financial instruments.
A stock market especially.
As burse the usual form until the mid 19th cent. Dictionary of Financial Terms. Philately A meeting of stamp collectors andor dealers where stamps and covers are sold or exchanged. Bourse bourses plural A countrys or regions bourse is its stock exchange.