Boutique vs. Store

Boutique vs. Store — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Boutique and Store

Boutiquenoun

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

Storenoun

A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.

This building used to be a store for old tires.

Boutiquenoun

A small shop located within a larger one.

Storenoun

A supply held in storage.

Boutiquenoun

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

Storenoun

(mainly North American) A place where items may be purchased.

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

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

a boutique law firm

Storenoun

Memory.

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

Boutiquenoun

a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry

Storenoun

A large amount of information retained in one's memory.

His vast store of jokes means he has something funny to say in every situation.

Storenoun

A great quantity or number; abundance.

Storeverb

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

I'll store these books in the attic.
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Storeverb

To write (something) into memory or registers.

This operation stores the result on the stack.

Storeverb

(intransitive) To remain in good condition while stored.

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

Storenoun

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services;

he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod

Storenoun

a supply of something available for future use;

he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars

Storenoun

an electronic memory device;

a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached

Storenoun

a depository for goods;

storehouses were built close to the docks

Storeverb

keep or lay aside for future use;

store grain for the winterThe bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat

Storeverb

find a place for and put away for storage;

where should we stow the vegetables?I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some