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touting
[tou-ting]
noun
the act of vigorously and boastfully describing, advertising, or promoting something or someone, especially in a persistent or annoying way.
The avid touting of any new technology should be greeted with a healthy dose of critical skepticism.
Stock Exchange.the fraudulent act of promoting an investment while secretly receiving remuneration for doing so.
The average investor who buys a heavily touted stock and sells it two days after the touting ends will lose close to 5.5%.
adjective
vigorously and boastfully describing, advertising, or promoting something or someone, especially in a persistent or annoying way.
Upon arrival the first thing we had to negotiate was the hordes of touting taxi drivers at the station.
Stock Exchange.engaging in the fraudulent practice of promoting an investment while secretly receiving remuneration for doing so.
Many an investor has been lured into buying stock by a touting celebrity with a rags-to-riches story.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of touting1
Example Sentences
Meanwhile, Ticketmaster had publicly insisted that it was trying to combat ticket touting, which can be illegal in some circumstances.
Details on the partnership are still unclear, though Trump has been touting the deal.
For Trump, touting "trillions" in new investment offers a timely boost - his tariff hikes have dented global trade and pushed US output into its first quarterly dip in three years.
Officials are touting a young Tennessee gamer as a hero after the boy thwarted a mass shooting allegedly being planned and discussed on a gamer chat site by two Tehama County teenagers.
Trump employed his usual patter to the proceedings, touting American-made weapons as “the best military equipment in the world, by far.”
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