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(tout) 
v., tout·ed, tout·ing, touts. v.intr.
v., tout·ed, tout·ing, touts. v.intr.
- To solicit customers, votes, or patronage, especially in a brazen way.
- To obtain and deal in information on racehorses.
- To solicit or importune: street vendors who were touting pedestrians.
- Chiefly British. To obtain or sell information on (a racehorse or stable) for the guidance of bettors.
- To promote or praise energetically; publicize: "For every study touting the benefits of hormone therapy, another warns of the risks" (Yanick Rice Lamb).
- Chiefly British. One who obtains information on racehorses and their prospects and sells it to bettors.
- One who solicits customers brazenly or persistently: "The administration of the nation's literary affairs falls naturally into the hands of touts and thieves" (Lewis H. Lapham).
- Chiefly Scots and Irish Slang. One who informs against others; an informer.
[Middle English tuten, to peer.]
touter tout'er n.
to promote a particular security aggressively, usually done by a corporate spokesman, public relations firm, broker, or analyst with a vested interest in promoting the stock. Touting a stock is unethical if it misleads investors.
See also investment advisers act; Investor Relations Department.
See also investment advisers act; Investor Relations Department.
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touting
The making of personal representations by a veterinarian to persons who are not clients in an attempt to solicit their business.
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- Judgments Pro and Con - tout: praise highly
- Behavior or Personality
- Praise, Exaltation, Flattery, and Applause - tout: (vb) flatter loudly or extravagantly
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In British English, a tout is any person who solicits business or employment in a persistent and annoying manner (generally equivalent to a solicitor or barker in American English, or a spruiker in Australian English). According to the American Bar Association, touting occurs when a person advertises, promotes, or otherwise describes a security for sale without disclosing that the person is being paid to do so.
An example would be a person who frequents heavily touristed areas and presents himself as a tour guide (particularly towards those who do not speak the local language) but operates on behalf of local bars, restaurant, or hotels, being paid to direct tourists towards certain establishments.
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Types of touts
In London, the term "taxi touts" refers to a kind of illegal taxicab operation which involves taxi drivers (or their operator) attracting potential passengers by illegal means—for instance, calling out travellers, or fetching them and their luggage, while parked in an area where taxi drivers must wait in their vehicle. They may charge exorbitant fees upon arrival, possibly using threats to ensure payment.[1][2]
"Ticket tout" is a British term for a scalper, someone who engages in ticket resale for more than the face value of the ticket. In recent years some British ticket touts have moved into Internet ticket fraud.[3]
In the sports betting world, a tout is someone who sells picks of winners against the spread and the over/under. Most touts are scam artists and most don't have a long term winning record.
Informants
In Ireland a tout is an informant, a term which includes supergrass.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Taxis in London". http://www.lth-hotels.com/london_taxis.html. Retrieved 2009-11-10. "Taxi Touts: These are completely illegal and are bad news, avoid them like the plague. They wait for unsuspecting tourists who do not know any better, usually in places such as London airports and railway stations. They will appear to be friendly and helpful, carrying your bag from the train station outside to the car. Remember that mini cabs cannot pick you up on the street, so if it looks like a private car, not a big black taxi, then you should refuse to get in. Take your bags and leave. There have been cases whereby tourists have been taken only a few blocks and then charged £60 or more. If you refuse to pay you could really be in trouble as they tend to have some very big friends that could land you in hospital."
- ^ Illegal Minicabs & Illegal parking in London. on YouTube At 3 min 19 s: "It is happening every night by the same drivers on either side of the road. They are not waiting in their vehicles. They are standing around and I see them stopping people and asking "Taxi? Taxi?", which is illegal and it's touting."
- ^ Jamie Doward: "How boom in rogue ticket websites fleeces Britons". The Observer, Sunday March 9, 2008.
- ^ The murky world of informers, BBC News, 4 April 2006, retrieved 29 October 2009
- ^ Henry McDonald (11 November 2001). "Murder probe 'blocked to protect police informer'". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2001/nov/11/northernireland2. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ Suzanne Breen (14 September 2008). "The Informers". Sunday Tribune. http://www.tribune.ie/news/article/2008/sep/14/the-informers/. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
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- http://www.abanet.org/buslaw/blt/2007-03-04/donley.shtml
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Tout
Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - kapre kunder, reklamere for
v. intr. - være en agressiv sælger
n. - billethaj
idioms:
- ticket tout billethaj
2.
det. - hoved-
Nederlands (Dutch)
sjacheren, werven, sjacheraar
Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - vendre (en faisant du boniment), (GB) revendre (qch) au marché noir, vanter les mérites de, claironner
v. intr. - racoler (la clientèle, les électeurs)
n. - (Comm) racoleur, vendeur de tuyaux, vendeur de billets au marché noir
idioms:
- ticket tout billet au marché noir
2.
det. - le tout (Paris, etc)
Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - Kunden anreißen od. werben
n. - Anreißer, Kundenwerber, jmd. der (gegen Gewinnanteil) Wett-Tips gibt
idioms:
- ticket tout Kartenschwarzhändler
2.
det. - benutzt vor dem Namen einer Stadt, um an ihre Oberschicht zu verweisen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαλαλώ, κάνω τον κράχτη, αγρεύω/ψαρεύω πελατεία
n. - κράχτης (πελατείας), (καθομ.) μαυραγορίτης εισιτηρίων
idioms:
- ticket tout (καθομ.) μαυραγορίτης εισιτηρίων
Italiano (Italian)
sollecitare, pubblicizzare, sollecitatore, informatore
idioms:
- ticket tout bagarino
Português (Portuguese)
v. - aliciar, angariar
n. - angariador (m), informador clandestino (m), vendedor importuno (m)
idioms:
- ticket tout cauteleiro (m), candongueiro (m)
Русский (Russian)
навязывать (товар, изделие, еду), зазывала, человек, навязывающий товар, зазывающий в игорный дом
idioms:
- ticket tout продает нелегально добытые билеты
Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - andar buscando clientes, pedido, votos, etc.
v. intr. - revender
n. - gancho (que busca clientes), revendedor
idioms:
- ticket tout revendedor de entradas
2.
det. - alta sociedad de...(nombre de la ciudad)
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försöka pracka på folk sina tjänster, värva kunder, bjuda ut, sälja svart
n. - kundfiskare, agent, tipsare
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
招徕顾客, 探听赛马情报, 兜售, 招徕, 刺探...情报, 兜售者, 侦查者
idioms:
- ticket tout 卖黄牛票的人, 票贩子, 兜售票
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 招徠顧客, 探聽賽馬情報, 兜售
v. tr. - 招徠, 刺探...情報
n. - 兜售者, 偵查者
idioms:
- ticket tout 賣黃牛票的人, 票販子, 兜售票
한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - (경마의) 예상꾼, 경마 말의 상태를 염탐함
v. intr. - 강매하다, 손님을 끌다
n. - 암표 장수
2.
det. - 상류사회나 중요한 사람을 지칭하기 위해 도시명 앞에 쓰는 한정사
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - しつこく勧める, 予想屋をする, 売る, 高く売り付ける, ダフ屋をする
n. - 客引き, 予想屋
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يطوف في مدينه التماسا لأصوات الناخبين أو لعرض السلع والخدمات, يراقب بأنتباه (الاسم) مستطلع انباء سباق ألخيل لأغراض المراهنه
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - שידל קונים, הציע סחורה, מכר מידע
v. intr. - שידל קונים, הציע סחורה, מכר מידע
n. - ספסר, משדל לקוחות, מציע מרכולתו
det. - באה לפני שם עיר לציון החברה הגבוהה שלה ואישיה החשובים
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