boutique
adjective/buːˈtiːk/
/buːˈtiːk/
[only before noun]- (of a business) small and offering products or services of a high quality to a small number of customers
- a boutique hotel that offers an escape from the outside world
- a boutique investment bank
- a boutique financial services firm
- It’s a boutique hotel in a chic townhouse.
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, ‘small shop’, via Latin from Greek apothēkē ‘storehouse’.
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