tout

v., tout·ed, tout·ing, touts.

v.intr.

1. To solicit customers, votes, or patronage, especially in a brazen way.
2. To obtain and deal in information on racehorses.

v.tr.

1. To solicit or importune: street vendors who were touting pedestrians.
2. Chiefly British. To obtain or sell information on (a racehorse or stable) for the guidance of bettors.
3. To promote or praise energetically; publicize: “For every study touting the benefits of hormone therapy, another warns of the risks” (Yanick Rice Lamb).

n.

1. Chiefly British. One who obtains information on racehorses and their prospects and sells it to bettors.
2. 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).
3. 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.

verb

To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity: ballyhoo, boost, build up, enhance, promote, publicize, puff, talk up. Informal plug. Slang hype. See knowledge/ignorance.

v

Definition: brag about, show off
Antonyms: conceal, hide

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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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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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