What does bourse in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word bourse in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bourse in French.

The word bourse in French means stock exchange, the City, stock market, grant, purse, nut, purse, listed share, listed stock, scholarship, merit scholarship, book fair, book exchange, second-hand book sale, grant, excellence grant, merit scholarship, Paris Bourse, Bourse de Paris, trade union centre, shepherd's purse, listed on the stock exchange, stock price, market price, stock market price, stock exchange price, stock exchange price, scholarship application, loosen the purse strings, listing on the stock exchange, publicly traded company, be listed on the stock exchange, stock exchange listing, initial public offering, stock market investments, play the market, play the stock market, Your money or your life!, stock exchange order, tighten the purse strings, at no cost, at no charge, tighten the purse strings, brokerage house, brokerage company, financial intermediary company, hold the purse strings. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bourse

stock exchange

nom féminin (monde financier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec la crise actuelle, la Bourse est plutôt malmenée.
With the current crisis, the stock exchange is being given a rough ride.

the City

nom féminin (lieu de courtage) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il travaille à la Bourse depuis le début de l'année.
He's been working on Wall Street since the beginning of the year.

stock market

nom féminin (places de marché)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les agences de cotations affolent les bourses en ce moment.
The ratings agencies are throwing the stock markets into a panic at the moment.

grant

nom féminin (rente annuelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les étudiants les plus méritants perçoivent une bourse.
The most deserving students receive a grant.

purse

nom féminin (ressources pécuniaires) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec la crise, on resserre les cordons de sa bourse.
The crisis means we're controlling our spending.

nut

nom féminin (familier, souvent au pluriel (testicule) (vulgar, slang, usually plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans la bagarre, il s'est pris un coup de pied dans les bourses.
In the fight, he took a kick to the nuts.

purse

nom féminin (vieilli (porte-monnaie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a toujours un peu de monnaie dans sa bourse.
He always has some change in his purse.

listed share, listed stock

nom féminin (action soumise au marché boursier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

scholarship, merit scholarship

nom féminin (aide financière sélective)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

book fair, book exchange, second-hand book sale

nom féminin (lieu d'échange ou vente de livre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avant chaque rentrée, l'école organise une bourse aux livres pour permettre aux élèves d'acheter des livres pour moins cher.

grant

nom féminin (aide financière pour étudier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

excellence grant, merit scholarship

nom féminin (bourse sur dossier, au mérite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Paris Bourse, Bourse de Paris

nom féminin (marché d'actions) (historical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Bourse de Paris, devenue NYSE Euronext, est le marché officiel des actions en France.

trade union centre

nom féminin (lieu de réunion) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le représentants syndicaux se retrouvent régulièrement à la bourse du travail départementale.

shepherd's purse

nom féminin (plante herbacée) (plant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La bourse-à-pasteur est une mauvaise herbe à petites fleurs blanches très commune.

listed on the stock exchange

locution adjectivale (sur le marché boursier)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

stock price, market price, stock market price, stock exchange price

nom masculin (prix d'une action à un instant donné)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les cours de bourse permettent de suivre l'évolution des entreprises du CAC40.

stock exchange price

nom masculin (valeur boursière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

scholarship application

nom féminin (demande pour obtenir une bourse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

loosen the purse strings

locution verbale (autoriser des dépenses) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Après trois ans de vache maigre, nous pûmes enfin desserrer les cordons de la bourse.

listing on the stock exchange

nom féminin (introduction boursière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Twitter a fait son entrée en bourse.

publicly traded company

nom féminin (entreprise à actionnaires boursiers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

be listed on the stock exchange

locution verbale (faire l'objet d'une valeur sur le marché)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les grandes sociétés sont cotées en Bourse.

stock exchange listing, initial public offering

nom féminin (fait de coter [qch] pour la première fois)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

stock market investments

nom masculin (achat de valeurs boursières) (Finance)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

play the market, play the stock market

locution verbale (spéculer) (finance)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Jouer en Bourse consiste à spéculer sur la valeur future des titres proposés.

Your money or your life!

(votre argent ou je vous tue) (highwayman)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

stock exchange order

nom masculin (opération boursière à effectuer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tighten the purse strings

locution verbale (dépenser moins) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ils resserrent les cordons de la bourse et économisent pour les vacances.

at no cost, at no charge

locution adverbiale (soutenu ou humoristique (sans avoir à payer)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Nous avons obtenu un exemplaire supplémentaire sans bourse délier.

tighten the purse strings

locution verbale (limiter les dépenses) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ils serrent les cordons de la bourse après avoir fait réparer leur voiture.

brokerage house, brokerage company, financial intermediary company

(vieilli (intermédiaire de placement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les sociétés de bourse doivent être agréées.

hold the purse strings

locution verbale (figuré (gérer les comptes) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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