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burse

Pronunciation: /ˈbɜː(ɹ)s/

The English word “burse” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A purse.
  2. A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies.
  3. An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use.
  4. A stock exchange; a bourse.
  5. A kind of bazaar.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French bourse, from Old French borse, from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa). Doublet of purse, compare French bourse (“purse, fund”).

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