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bou⋅tique

  [boo-teek]
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–noun
1. a small shop or a small specialty department within a larger store, esp. one that sells fashionable clothes and accessories or a special selection of other merchandise.
2. any small, exclusive business offering customized service: Our advertising is handled by a new Madison Avenue boutique.
3. Informal. a small business, department, etc., specializing in one aspect of a larger industry: one of Wall Street's leading research boutiques.
–adjective
4. of, designating, or characteristic of a small, exclusive producer or business: one of California's best boutique wineries.
Origin:
1760–70; < F, MF, prob. < OPr botica, botiga (with LGk ē > ī) < Gk apothkē; see apothecary, bottega
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bou·tique   (bōō-tēk')   
n.  
    1. A small retail shop that specializes in gifts, fashionable clothes, accessories, or food, for example.
    2. A small shop located within a large department store or supermarket.
  2. A small business offering specialized products and services: an investment boutique; a health-care boutique.

[French, from Old French botique, small shop, from Old Provençal botica, from Latin apothēca, storehouse; see apothecary.]
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boutique 
"fashion shop," 1953, earlier "small shop of any sort" (1767), from Fr., from O.Prov. botica, from L. apotheca (see apothecary).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : boutique
Spanish: boutique,
German: die Boutique,
Japanese: ブテック
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Boutique

A small investment firm specializing in offering specific, but limited services to a select number of individuals.

Investopedia Commentary

These investment firms are the alternatives to large financial supermarkets. They provide a highly personalized environment for investing.

See also: Broker, Discount Broker, Full Service Broker, Investment

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boutique

See investment boutique.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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