1. A stock exchange or securities market, especially in a European country.
Usage: Chiefly used in French-speaking contexts; formal or technical.
2. A purse or pouch, especially one used historically for carrying money.
Usage: Archaic or historical.

Examples

• The Paris Bourse is one of the oldest stock exchanges in Europe.
• Investors monitor the bourse daily for market trends.
• The bourse closed higher after strong earnings reports.
• She kept her coins in a small leather bourse.
• Trading on the bourse increased significantly this quarter.