tout
Noun
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Someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit (synset 110738158)
domain region: britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdomis a type of: scalper - someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial costsame as: ticket tout
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Someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way (synset 110737998)
same as: touter
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One who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack) (synset 110732484)
subtypes: racetrack tout - someone who offers advice about betting on horses (either to influence the odds or in the hope of sharing some of the winnings)same as: tipster
Verb
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Advertize in strongly positive terms (synset 200973492)
"This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"
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Show off (synset 200884747)
is a type of: amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truthsubtypes:
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