boutique
Americannoun
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a small shop or a small specialty department within a larger store, especially one that sells fashionable clothes and accessories or a special selection of other merchandise.
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any small, exclusive business offering customized service.
Our advertising is handled by a new Madison Avenue boutique.
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Informal. a small business, department, etc., specializing in one aspect of a larger industry.
one of Wall Street's leading research boutiques.
adjective
noun
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a shop, esp a small one selling fashionable clothes and other items
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of or denoting a small specialized producer or business
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( as modifier )
a boutique winery
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a small specialized stall or shopping area within a supermarket, esp selling fresh meat, seafood, etc
Etymology
Origin of boutique
1760–70; < French, Middle French, probably < Old Provençal botica, botiga (with Late Greek ē > ī ) < Greek apothḗkē; apothecary, bottega
Example Sentences
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Set in a Dallas shopping mall, “Forbidden Fruits” revolves around an elite clique of retail employees who run a witches’ coven out of the basement of their boho boutique Free Eden.
From Los Angeles Times
He had recently bought other AI boutiques and was on a hunt for the next one.
“At some point, there will be too many clubs,” says Thomas Brown, CEO of Ad Altius Advisors, a brokerage that helps owners buy and sell luxury boutique hotels.
At just £12.95, this prom dress costs a fraction of the price being charged at some of the area's boutiques, where outfits can go for upwards of £1,000.
From BBC
A number of high-end labels have recently shaken up their creative leadership aiming to reengage with shoppers and get them back to boutiques.
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