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Definitions for burse
bɜrsburse

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Wiktionary

  1. bursenoun

    A purse.

  2. bursenoun

    A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies.

  3. bursenoun

    An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use.

  4. bursenoun

    A stock exchange; a bourse.

  5. bursenoun

    A kind of bazaar.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Bursenoun

    An exchange where merchants meet, and shops are kept; so called, because the sign of the purse was anciently set over such a place; whence the Exchange in the Strand was termed Britain’s Burse by James I. Phillips.

    Etymology: bourse, Fr. bursa, Lat. a purse; or from byrsa, Lat. the exchange of Carthage.

Wikipedia

  1. Burse

    Burse is a surname.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bursenoun

    a purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull

  2. Bursenoun

    a fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the beneficiaries

  3. Bursenoun

    an ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use

  4. Bursenoun

    an exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as Bourse

  5. Bursenoun

    a kind of bazaar

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BURSE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Burse is ranked #11886 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Burse surname appeared 2,634 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Burse.

    68.6% or 1,809 total occurrences were Black.
    25.3% or 667 total occurrences were White.
    3.4% or 92 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.9% or 52 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.2% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.2% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Anagrams for burse »

  1. rebus

  2. rubes

  3. suber

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of burse in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of burse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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