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In British English
British English

British English or UK English is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere....
, a tout is any person who solicits business or employment in an importune manner (generally equivalent to a solicitor
Solicitor

In the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers, and a law practitioner will usually only hold one title....
 in American English
American English

PhonologyIn many ways, compared to English language in England, North American English is conservative in its phonology. Some distinctive accents can be found on the East Coast of the United States , partly because these areas were in contact with England, and imitated prestigious varieties of English English at a time when those varieties we...
).

A ticket tout is someone who engages in ticket resale
Ticket resale

Ticket resale is the act of reselling Ticket to events. Tickets are bought from licensed sellers and are then sold for a price determined by the individual or company in possession of the tickets....
 for more than the face value of the ticket (though a ticket reseller is known colloquially as a scalper rather than a solicitor in North American parlance). In recent years some British ticket touts have moved into Internet ticket fraud
Internet fraud

The term "Internet fraud" generally refers to any type of fraud scheme that uses one or more online services - such as chat rooms, e-mail, message boards, or Web sites - to present fraudulent solicitations to prospective victims, to conduct fraudulent transactions, or to transmit the proceeds of fraud to financial institutions or to others c...
.

According to the American Bar Association
American Bar Association

The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary association bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States....
, touting is where a person advertises, promotes, or otherwise describes a security for sale without disclosing that the person is being paid to do so.

An example would be a person who frequents heavily touristed areas and presents himself as a tour guide (particularly towards those who do not speak the local language), but operates in on behalf of local bars, restaurant or hotels, being paid to direct tourists towards certain establishments.

In a similar fashion a tout could be someone who, acting upon his own initiative, loads or unloads the baggage from a bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
, then demands payment for his services from the passengers. However, in Kenya
Kenya

The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border....
, which was a British colony, a tout is a legitimate, though not very respected occupation.






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In British English
British English

British English or UK English is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere....
, a tout is any person who solicits business or employment in an importune manner (generally equivalent to a solicitor
Solicitor

In the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers, and a law practitioner will usually only hold one title....
 in American English
American English

PhonologyIn many ways, compared to English language in England, North American English is conservative in its phonology. Some distinctive accents can be found on the East Coast of the United States , partly because these areas were in contact with England, and imitated prestigious varieties of English English at a time when those varieties we...
).

A ticket tout is someone who engages in ticket resale
Ticket resale

Ticket resale is the act of reselling Ticket to events. Tickets are bought from licensed sellers and are then sold for a price determined by the individual or company in possession of the tickets....
 for more than the face value of the ticket (though a ticket reseller is known colloquially as a scalper rather than a solicitor in North American parlance). In recent years some British ticket touts have moved into Internet ticket fraud
Internet fraud

The term "Internet fraud" generally refers to any type of fraud scheme that uses one or more online services - such as chat rooms, e-mail, message boards, or Web sites - to present fraudulent solicitations to prospective victims, to conduct fraudulent transactions, or to transmit the proceeds of fraud to financial institutions or to others c...
.

According to the American Bar Association
American Bar Association

The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary association bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States....
, touting is where a person advertises, promotes, or otherwise describes a security for sale without disclosing that the person is being paid to do so.

An example would be a person who frequents heavily touristed areas and presents himself as a tour guide (particularly towards those who do not speak the local language), but operates in on behalf of local bars, restaurant or hotels, being paid to direct tourists towards certain establishments.

In a similar fashion a tout could be someone who, acting upon his own initiative, loads or unloads the baggage from a bus
Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. A bus can generally seat a maximum of anywhere from 8 to 200 passengers; many more passengers than a minivan....
, then demands payment for his services from the passengers. However, in Kenya
Kenya

The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border....
, which was a British colony, a tout is a legitimate, though not very respected occupation. Touts ride on "matatus," minivans that serve as the primary form of public transportation, collecting the fare and soliciting passengers.

Another use for the term is when used to refer to an informer
Informant

An informant is someone existing inside a closed system who provides information of that system to a figure or organization that exists outside of that system....
 or spy
SPY

SPY may refer to:* SPY , ticker symbol for Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts* Spy , a satirical monthly, trademarked all-caps* SPY , airport code for San P?dro, C?te d'Ivoire...
. This use is very common in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

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, particularly in Belfast
Belfast

Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of Devolution#United Kingdom Northern Ireland Executive and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland....
.

See also

  • Handicapping
    Handicapping

    Handicapping, in sport and games, is the practice of assigning advantage through scoring compensation or other advantage given to different contestants to equalize the chances of winning....
  • Ticket resale
    Ticket resale

    Ticket resale is the act of reselling Ticket to events. Tickets are bought from licensed sellers and are then sold for a price determined by the individual or company in possession of the tickets....
  • Tipster
    Tipster

    The term tipster refers to someone who on a regular basis provides information on likely winners in sporting events. In the past tips were bartered for and traded but in modern times, thanks largely to the Internet and premium rate telephone lines, it's increasingly likely that a tip will be sold....