Tout — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈaʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈaʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈaʊt/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈaʊt/.

Examples

This product was touted as a revolutionary invention

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

touter vaunt bluster ticket tout brag gasconade boast swash shoot a line gas tipster blow

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
noun	someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way
noun	one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)
verb	advertize in strongly positive terms “This product was touted as a revolutionary invention”
verb	show off

Word Forms

tout	verb	advertize in strongly positive terms
tip	noun	an indication of potential opportunity
tout	noun	someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way
touter	noun	someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way
boast	noun	speaking of yourself in superlatives
boaster	noun	a very boastful and talkative person
bragger	noun	a very boastful and talkative person
braggart	noun	a very boastful and talkative person
brag	noun	an instance of boastful talk
bluster	noun	vain and empty boasting
blusterer	noun	a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly
vaunter	noun	a very boastful and talkative person
vaunt	noun	extravagant self-praise
gasconade	noun	an instance of boastful talk

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

werbe

jemand, der Eintrittskarten für eine Veranstaltung kauft, um sie mit Gewinn weiterzuverkaufen

🇪🇸Spanish

revendedor

alguien que compra entradas para un evento para revenderlas y obtener ganancias

🇮🇹Italian

tutto

qualcuno che acquista i biglietti per un evento per rivenderli con profitto

🇵🇹Portuguese

apregoar

alguém que compra ingressos para um evento para revendê-los com lucro

🇷🇺Russian

рекламировать

тот, кто покупает билеты на мероприятие, чтобы перепродать их с прибылью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टाउट

कोई व्यक्ति जो किसी कार्यक्रम के टिकट लाभ पर दोबारा बेचने के लिए खरीदता है

🇧🇩Bengali

টাউট

যে কেউ একটি ইভেন্টের টিকিট কিনেছে যাতে তাদের লাভে পুনরায় বিক্রি করা যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

டவுட்

ஒரு நிகழ்வுக்கான டிக்கெட்டுகளை லாபத்தில் மறுவிற்பனை செய்வதற்காக வாங்கும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

టట్

ఒక ఈవెంట్‌కు టిక్కెట్‌లను తిరిగి విక్రయించడానికి వాటిని లాభంతో కొనుగోలు చేసే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

दलाल

नफ्यावर पुनर्विक्री करण्यासाठी इव्हेंटची तिकिटे खरेदी करणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટોટ

કોઈ એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જે કોઈ ઇવેન્ટ માટે ટિકિટ ખરીદે છે જેથી કરીને તેને નફામાં ફરીથી વેચી શકાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೌಟ್

ಈವೆಂಟ್‌ಗೆ ಟಿಕೆಟ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಲಾಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಮರುಮಾರಾಟ ಮಾಡುವ ಸಲುವಾಗಿ ಖರೀದಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കള്ളം

ഒരു ഇവൻ്റിന് ലാഭത്തിൽ വീണ്ടും വിൽക്കാൻ ടിക്കറ്റ് വാങ്ങുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਾਊਟ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਇਵੈਂਟ ਲਈ ਟਿਕਟਾਂ ਖਰੀਦਦਾ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮੁਨਾਫੇ 'ਤੇ ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਵੇਚਿਆ ਜਾ ਸਕੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹاؤٹ

کوئی ایسا شخص جو کسی ایونٹ کے ٹکٹ خریدتا ہے تاکہ اسے منافع پر دوبارہ فروخت کیا جا سکے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

兜售

购买活动门票并转售以获取利润的人

🇯🇵Japanese

客引き

イベントのチケットを転売して利益を得るために購入する人

🇰🇷Korean

암표 장수

이익을 남기고 재판매하기 위해 행사 티켓을 구매하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mời chào

ai đó mua vé tham dự một sự kiện để bán lại chúng để kiếm lời

🇹🇭Thai

พูดโน้มน้าว

คนที่ซื้อตั๋วเข้าร่วมงานเพื่อขายต่อโดยมีกำไร

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengintip

seseorang yang membeli tiket ke suatu acara untuk menjualnya kembali untuk mendapatkan keuntungan

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

توت

کسی که بلیط یک رویداد را می‌خرد تا آنها را با سود دوباره بفروشد

🇹🇷Turkish

çığırtkanlık

kar elde etmek için bir etkinliğe bilet satın alan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסַפְסֵר

מישהו שקונה כרטיסים לאירוע כדי למכור אותם מחדש ברווח

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The primary meaning of 'tout' is 'someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit'.

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Using 'tout' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'tout' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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