The difference between Boutique and Store

When used as nouns, boutique means a small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like, whereas store means a place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.


Boutique is also adjective with the meaning: specialized in bespoke or custom-made products or services for clientele in a niche market.

Store is also verb with the meaning: to keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose.

check bellow for the other definitions of Boutique and Store

  1. Boutique as a noun:

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

  2. Boutique as a noun:

    A small shop located within a larger one.

  3. Boutique as a noun:

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

  1. Boutique as an adjective:

    Specialized in bespoke or custom-made products or services for clientele in a niche market.

    Examples:

    "a boutique law firm"

  1. Store as a noun:

    A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.

    Examples:

    "This building used to be a store for old tires."

  2. Store as a noun:

    A supply held in storage.

  3. Store as a noun (mainly North American):

    A place where items may be purchased; a shop.

    Examples:

    "I need to get some milk from the grocery store."

  4. Store as a noun (computing, dated):

    Memory.

    Examples:

    "The main store of 1000 36-bit words seemed large at the time."

  5. Store as a noun:

    A great quantity or number; abundance.

  1. Store as a verb (transitive):

    To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose.

    Examples:

    "I'll store these books in the attic."

  2. Store as a verb (transitive, computing):

    To write (something) into memory or registers.

    Examples:

    "This operation stores the result on the stack."

  3. Store as a verb (intransitive):

    To remain in good condition while stored.

    Examples:

    "I don't think that kind of cheese will store well in the refrigerator."

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