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bourse — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bursa noun Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.
  • exchange noun An act of exchanging or trading.
  • fellowship noun A shared feeling of friendship and connection among people, or a group bound by common interests.
  • grant verb To give someone permission, a right, or something they have asked for.
  • pouch noun A small bag, often closed with a drawstring or zipper.
  • purse noun A small bag used for carrying money and personal items, especially by women.
  • scholarship noun Money awarded to a student to help pay for their education, usually based on merit or need.
  • stipend noun A regular, fixed payment for services — often given to clergy, students, interns, or public officials instead of a full wage.

Senses

bourse is used for these senses in English:

  • bursa (anatomy) Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.
  • exchange A place for conducting trading.
  • fellowship (education) A merit-based scholarship.
  • grant The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
  • pouch A small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
  • purse (US) A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)
  • purse A quantity of money given for a particular purpose.
  • scholarship A grant-in-aid to a student.

bursa — full definition

  1. noun Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.
  2. noun A diverticulum on the cloaca of young birds, which serves as a lymphatic organ and as part of the immune system, but which atrophies as the bird ages.
  3. noun Any of various pouchlike organs for storing semen prior to copulation in the male or for receiving semen in the female.
  4. noun A parament about twelve inches square in which the folded corporal is kept in for reasons of reverence.

exchange — full definition

  1. noun An act of exchanging or trading.
  2. noun A place for conducting trading.
  3. noun Ellipsis of telephone exchange.
  4. noun A central office.

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