bourse
bourse — noun
- boursesingular
- boursesplural
1. a place where people buy and sell shares in companies, used mainly for such mark
a place where people buy and sell shares in companies, used mainly for such markets in mainland Europe rather than in Britain or America
The Paris bourse opened higher after the central bank lowered interest rates.
the [city] bourse for a named European stock market
Layla studies how shares are traded on the Frankfurt bourse each morning.
traded on the [city] bourse for share-trading venue
Trading on the bourse stopped for an hour after the heavy fall in prices.
The Brussels bourse listed several new energy companies last week.
Quan watched share prices climb on the bourse before he sold his stock.
- stock exchange
the everyday term; works for any country, while 'bourse' leans European
- stock market
broader — the whole activity of trading shares, not only one named place
文法句型
the [city] bourse
用法筆記
Mostly used of stock markets in continental Europe; for British or American markets, learners normally say 'stock exchange' or 'stock market'. Often appears with a city name (the Paris/Frankfurt bourse).