TOUT

Tout

In British English, a tout is any person who solicits business or employment in a persistent and annoying manner . 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.

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tout

Noun

  1. Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
  2. A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.

Verb

  1. To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
    They are touting their PowerSpheres, but I don't know how well those really work.
  2. To look upon or watch.


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