tout

[US]/taʊt/
[UK]/taʊt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. promote or praise energetically; sell by pestering or convincing
vi. solicit customers persistently; try to sell something aggressively
n. a person who solicits business or trade
Word Forms
Pluraltouts
Third Person Singulartouts
Present Participletouting
Past Participletouted
Past Tensetouted

Phrases & Collocations

tout something as

tout for

Example Sentences

touts sell the tickets at a premium.

Sanjay was touting his wares.

he saw it as an illusion, tout court.

she left tout de suite.

a sword-touting Roman gladiator

cab drivers touting for business at the airport

we were fleeced by a tout for tickets.

she was touted as a potential Prime Minister.

le tout Washington adored him.

street vendors who were touting pedestrians.

He’s been touting his novel around publishers for years.

he shouted ‘Bon appetit, tout le monde!’.

He called me Jones tout court.

A hostess in the doorway or a tout in the street will entice a punter with an unmissable offer.

Its stores in London's wealthiest parts, meanwhile, are stocked with ripe organic avocados, dainty packs of mange tout and steaks in fancy sauces.

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