(n) in general use on the continent of Europe for a stock or commodity exchange; The Bourse usually means the Paris Bourse - giełda w krajach Europy kontynentalnej; termin The Bourse zwykle oznacza giełdę paryską; In Paris, business slumps, The Bourse is in a mess, the market's plunging fast, the bulls are in distress , Elegy in a Sinking Stock Market; Newsweek, Oct 29, 1990