burse
Meanings
Plural: burses
Noun
- A purse.
- A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies.
- An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use.
- A stock exchange; a bourse.
- A kind of bazaar.
Origin / 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”).
Scrabble Score: 7
burse is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordburse is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
burse is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
burse is a valid Words With Friends word