boutique

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
22
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/buˈtik/
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/buˈtik/ · /boʊˈtik/ · /boʈiːk/

Definition of boutique

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.
    “The audacious hijacking in Paris of a van carrying the baggage of a Saudi prince to his private jet is obviously an embarrassment to the French capital, whose ultra-high-end boutiques have suffered a spate of heists in recent months.”
    “The 55-year-old, who worked as a nurse liaison for 30 years before opening her clothing boutique in 2014, began streaming fashion shows on Facebook Live featuring herself wearing the clothes, jewelry and accessories she sells.”
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noun

  1. A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.
    “The audacious hijacking in Paris of a van carrying the baggage of a Saudi prince to his private jet is obviously an embarrassment to the French capital, whose ultra-high-end boutiques have suffered a spate of heists in recent months.”
    “The 55-year-old, who worked as a nurse liaison for 30 years before opening her clothing boutique in 2014, began streaming fashion shows on Facebook Live featuring herself wearing the clothes, jewelry and accessories she sells.”
  2. A small shop located within a larger one.
  3. A film production company making only a few movies per year.
  4. (attributive, often)Any company that has an exclusively smaller client base generally in a niche market or specializing in bespoke or custom-made products or services.
    “a boutique software consultancy”
    “To keep attracting clients, the law firm of the future just might turn into a legal boutique, says Earle Yaffa, the managing director […]”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Borrowed from French boutique. Doublet of apotheke and bodega.

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