Definition: scholarship, grant; second-hand sale; money*

Il a besoin d'une bourse s'il veut étudier en Italie - He needs a scholarship if he wants to study in Italy.

J'adore les bourses aux livres - I love second-hand book sales.

*only in certain expressions:

avoir la bourse bien garnie - to be flush, have well-lined pockets; avoir la bourse dégarnie - to be broke, hard up; les cordons de la bourse - purse strings; faire bourse commune - to share expenses; ouvrir sa bourse à qqun - to lend someone some money; sans bourse délier - without spending a penny

C'est trop cher pour ma bourse - I can't afford it; La bourse ou la vie !


- Your money or your life!

Related: la Bourse - the Stock Exchange

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Pronunciation: [boors]