boutique

CEFRB2

/buˈtik/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small fashionable shop.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A film production company making only a few movies per year.

Examples

  • The clothes at this boutique are particularly expensive.

  • They stayed at a small, but luxurious boutique hotel in the heart of Berlin.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /boʊˈtik/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.

  2. A small shop located within a larger one.

  3. Any company that has an exclusively smaller client base generally in a niche market or specializing in bespoke or custom-made products or services.

More examples

In context

  • He entered the boutique.

  • a boutique software consultancy

  • 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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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French boutique. Doublet of apothecary, apotheke, and bodega.