Vokabahn

Börse

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Noun

die Börse

Pronunciation: /ˈbœrzə/

stock market, stock exchange, bourse

B1 rank #2,697 plural Börsen

Meanings

Noun
  1. stock market, stock exchange, bourse
  2. wallet, purse

Example sentence

Mein Vater ist derzeit sehr stark an der Börse engagiert.

My father is very much involved in the stock market now.

Word forms

singular die Börse
plural die Börsen

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Börse
Accusativedie Börse
Dativeder Börse
Genitiveder Börse

Plural

Nominativedie Börsen
Accusativedie Börsen
Dativeden Börsen
Genitiveder Börsen

Usage

  • an der Börse handeln — Trade on the stock exchange; an takes dative.
  • die Börse / die Geldbörse — Börse can also be short for a purse, depending on context.
Extra sentence

An der Börse schwankten die Kurse heute stark.

Prices fluctuated sharply on the stock exchange today.