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
- 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.
- 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.
- noun Any of various pouchlike organs for storing semen prior to copulation in the male or for receiving semen in the female.
- noun A parament about twelve inches square in which the folded corporal is kept in for reasons of reverence.
exchange — full definition
- noun An act of exchanging or trading.
- noun A place for conducting trading.
- noun Ellipsis of telephone exchange.
- noun A central office.