tout
US: /ˈtaʊt/
UK: /tˈaʊt/
UK: /tˈaʊt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
tout /taut/
- danh từ+ (touter)/'tautə/
- người chào khách; người chào hàng
- người chuyên rình dò mách nước cá ngựa
- nội động từ
- chào khách; chào hàng
- rình, dò (ngựa đua để đánh cá)
- to tout for something: rình mò để kiếm chác cái gì
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb
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
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 hawk, peddle, sell, promote, talk up, Colloq push, plug:
They tout these new headache tablets as miraculous.
n.
2 tipster:
He is often seen with racetrack touts.
Concise English dictionary
touts|touted|toutingtaʊt
noun
+someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
+someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way
+one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)
verb
+advertize in strongly positive terms
+show off
