bourse

A stock exchange, especially one in a continental European city.

[French, purse, bourse, from Late Latin bursa, bag. See bursa.]

"Bourse" is the European way of saying "stock exchange"; by extension it has come to mean any non-American market for the trading of stocks and bonds:

"A flood of sell orders forced the Tokyo Stock Exchange — the world's second-largest bourse — to close about 20 minutes earlier than normal after investors were shaken by an investigation into possible securities violations at Web portal operator Livedoor."

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Any European stock exchange.

Investopedia Says:
This French term can be used to refer to any European exchange; however, it is most often used in reference to the Paris Stock Exchange.

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French for stock exchange; a generic term for European exchanges trading listed securities, and in some countries, foreign exchange. It is used most often in France and Belgium. Called borsa in Italy and borse in Germany.