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- DictionaryTout/tout/
verb
- 1. attempt to sell (something), typically by pestering people in an aggressive or bold manner: "Jim was touting his wares"
- 2. offer racing tips for a share of any resulting winnings. North American
noun
- 1. a person soliciting custom or business, typically in an aggressive or bold manner.
- 2. a person who offers racing tips for a share of any resulting winnings. North American
The meaning of TOUT is to make much of : promote, talk up. How to use tout in a sentence.
to advertise, talk about, or praise something or someone repeatedly, especially as a way of encouraging people to like, accept, or buy something: The minister has been touting these ideas for some time. He is being widely touted as the next leader of the party.
Tout definition: to persistently solicit business, employment, votes, or the like.. See examples of TOUT used in a sentence.
To tout means to praise, boast, or brag about. If you like to tout your skill as a skier, you tell people you can go down expert-level hills. Sometimes parents will get into bragging wars about their children, each touting the accomplishments of his or her child.
Definition of tout verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A tout is someone who sells things such as tickets unofficially, usually at prices which are higher than the official ones.
tout. ( taʊt) vb. 1. (Commerce) to solicit (business, customers, etc) or hawk (merchandise), esp in a brazen way. 2. (Horse Racing) ( intr) a. to spy on racehorses being trained in order to obtain information for betting purposes. b. to sell, or attempt to sell, such information or to take bets, esp in public places.
Tout Definition. To praise or recommend highly; puff. To solicit or importune, as for business. Esp. in England, to spy on racehorses in training, etc. in order to secure tips for betting. To solicit customers, patrons, votes, etc. To obtain or sell information on (a racehorse or stable) for the guidance of bettors.
TOUT meaning: 1 : to talk about (something or someone) as being very good, effective, skillful, etc. often + as; 2 : to try to persuade people to buy your goods or services + for
1. If someone touts something, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good. [disapproval] [...] 2. If someone touts for business or custom, they try to obtain it. [mainly British] [...] 3. If someone touts tickets, they sell them outside a sports ground or theatre, usually for more than their original value. [British] [...] More.
