1 [VN] ~ sb/sth (as sth) to try to persuade people that sb/sth is important or valuable by praising them/it:
She's being touted as the next leader of the party. * Their much-touted expansion plans have come to nothing.
2 ~ (for sth) (especially BrE) to try to persuade people to buy your goods or services, especially by going to them and asking them directly:
[V] the problem of unlicensed taxi drivers touting for business at airports * [VN] He's busy touting his client's latest book around London's literary agents.
3 [V, VN] (BrE) (AmE scalp) to sell tickets that you have bought at one price at a higher price, especially outside a theatre, STADIUM, etc.
noun (also ticket tout) (both BrE) (AmE scalper) a person who buys tickets for concerts, sports events, etc. and then sells them to other people at a higher price
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for tout is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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