Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An exchange where merchants and others meet to transact their business.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Sp. Amer. & Phil. Islands An exchange for the transaction of business.
Etymologies
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Examples
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You zero in a stall with a huge pile of say lovely strawberries, but when you ask for a kilo, no bolsa is offered, YOU don't get to pick yours, the stall owner does and they Don't come from the lovely pile!!
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In the breast-pocket of the cibolero's jacket was a "bolsa," filled with rare stuff, also a present from the
The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico Mayne Reid 1850
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Daily life in Brazil's impoverished Northeast, where growing GNP does not translate into well-being, has been improved by small income transfers in the form of the popular bolsa familia, or family grants, but not by land reform, sustainable agriculture, or innovative regional industry.
Jeffrey W. Rubin: The Roots of Brazil's Success Jeffrey W. Rubin 2010
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Here, innovative conditional cash transfer programs--for example, Brazil's bolsa familia program--are playing an important role, and are in fact being emulated around the world.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Latin America: Making the Good Times Better Dominique Strauss-Kahn 2011
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Daily life in Brazil's impoverished Northeast, where growing GNP does not translate into well-being, has been improved by small income transfers in the form of the popular bolsa familia, or family grants, but not by land reform, sustainable agriculture, or innovative regional industry.
Jeffrey W. Rubin: The Roots of Brazil's Success Jeffrey W. Rubin 2010
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ROBsessed Brasil | | Robert Pattinson – All areas accessed » Blog Archive » Robert Pattinson autografa bolsa para caridade says:
Twilight Lexicon » Robert Pattinson Signed Twilight Handbag For Charity 2010
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Here, innovative conditional cash transfer programs--for example, Brazil's bolsa familia program--are playing an important role, and are in fact being emulated around the world.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Latin America: Making the Good Times Better Dominique Strauss-Kahn 2011
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Here, innovative conditional cash transfer programs--for example, Brazil's bolsa familia program--are playing an important role, and are in fact being emulated around the world.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Latin America: Making the Good Times Better Dominique Strauss-Kahn 2011
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Daily life in Brazil's impoverished Northeast, where growing GNP does not translate into well-being, has been improved by small income transfers in the form of the popular bolsa familia, or family grants, but not by land reform, sustainable agriculture, or innovative regional industry.
Jeffrey W. Rubin: The Roots of Brazil's Success Jeffrey W. Rubin 2010
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Here, innovative conditional cash transfer programs--for example, Brazil's bolsa familia program--are playing an important role, and are in fact being emulated around the world.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Latin America: Making the Good Times Better Dominique Strauss-Kahn 2011
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