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tout
[tout]
verb (used without object)
to persistently solicit business, employment, votes, or the like.
Horse Racing.to act as a tout.
verb (used with object)
to persistently solicit support for.
to describe or advertise boastfully; publicize or promote; praise extravagantly.
a highly touted nightclub.
Horse Racing.
to provide information on (a horse) running in a particular race, especially for a fee.
to spy on (a horse in training) in order to gain information for the purpose of betting.
to watch; spy on.
noun
a person who persistently solicits business, employment, support, or the like.
Horse Racing.
a person who gives information on a horse, especially for a fee.
Chiefly British.a person who spies on a horse in training for the purpose of betting.
British.a ticket scalper.
tout
/ ٲʊ /
verb
to solicit (business, customers, etc) or hawk (merchandise), esp in a brazen way
(intr)
to spy on racehorses being trained in order to obtain information for betting purposes
to sell, or attempt to sell, such information or to take bets, esp in public places
informal(tr) to recommend flatteringly or excessively
noun
a person who spies on racehorses so as to obtain betting information to sell
a person who sells information obtained by such spying
a person who solicits business in a brazen way
Also called: ticket tout.a person who sells tickets unofficially for a heavily booked sporting event, concert, etc, at greatly inflated prices
a police informer
Other Word Forms
- ˈٴdzܳٱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of tout1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tout1
Example Sentences
It was a humbling experience for their touted sophomore class that’s led a drastic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Ticketmaster had publicly insisted that it was trying to combat ticket touting, which can be illegal in some circumstances.
Since assuming office, the president has touted plummeting numbers of border crossings and record arrests under his administration.
was touted as a plan to rid the country of violent gang members has proved to be less fruitful than he promised.
Both sides have accused the other of breaching the deal aimed at dramatically reducing trade tariffs - a deal Trump touted as a "total reset".
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