boutique
boutique
Definition
bou·tique (bo̵̅o̅ tēk′; occas. bō-)
noun
- a small shop, or a small department in a store, where fashionable, usually expensive, clothes and other articles are sold
- a small, independent agency as for advertising or investments
Etymology: Fr < L apotheca: see apothecary
boutique Finance Definition
A
small, specialized brokerage or financial firm that offers a limited number of
services and products. Typically, boutiques are started by people who leave
large Wall Street firms, either because of a desire to create their own company
or as
a result of losing their job through a downsizing or firing. A boutique
typically employs anywhere from a few people to several hundred people,
compared with a global financial company that employs several hundred thousand
people.
boutique
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- browse: Shopping has itself become a leisure activity, geared as much to browsing boutiques and coffee shops as stocking up on baked beans.
- style: Very popular boutique styled, bed and breakfast ( three star ) London Hotel, unique for its style and location in Victoria.
Adjective modifier
- chic: A chic online lingerie boutique selling luxurious new brands.
- upscale: Shopping For shoppers Chicago boasts The Magnificent Mile " which is a mile of premier department stores and upscale boutiques.
- trendy: For example, Charlotte opens a trendy boutique selling clothes aimed at the young adult.
- fashionable: Koh Samui, a fashionable boutique, offers elegant clothes for all kinds of occasions.
- bridal: Well our newly opened bridal boutique, Maisie Maxwell near Lichfield can cater for whatever your heart desires.
- stylish: From the largest designer stores to the smaller stylish boutiques, Manchester is renowned for its shopping choice.
Modifies a noun
- winery: Promoting smaller, boutique wineries from around the world.
- townhouse: The Lowndes Hotel is a boutique townhouse style hotel.
- hotel: Boutique hotels have been opening up all over the island in the past few years.
- vineyard: The International Wine of the Month Club offers members selections from two seperate boutique vineyards along with a newsletter.
- resort: All of our rooms are different because we are a boutique resort.
- shopping: The Kaleidoscope website provides an intimate, boutique shopping experience with all the choice of a department store.
Noun used with modifier
- upmarket: George Street with its trendy and upmarket boutiques is a short walk away.
- designer: A designer boutique or a check-in queue that moves rapidly?
- lingerie: Lingerie Confidential Online lingerie boutique - designed to ' make a woman feel special ' .
- luxury: Both are part of the luxury boutique hotel chain, the Stein Group.
- fashion: I was involved in a fashion boutique for six months.
- clothing: There are many shops on Oldham Street - from Oxfam Originals to small independent record shops and clothing boutiques.
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