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tout

verb [T] (SELL UNOFFICIALLY)
 
 
/taʊt/ UK (US scalp) disapproving

Definition

to sell tickets for something such as a sports game or theatre performance unofficially, usually at a much higher price than the official price: £30 seats for the match were being touted for £500.Trafficking and racketeering
(Definition of tout verb (SELL UNOFFICIALLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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