tout vs trade

tout

verb
  • To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings. 

  • To spy out the movements of racehorses at their trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes. 

  • To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse. 

  • To look for, try to obtain; used with for. 

  • To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.). 

  • To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote. 

noun
  • Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. 

  • A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win. 

  • In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks. 

  • An informer in the Irish Republican Army. 

trade

verb
  • To give (something) in exchange (for). 

  • To recommend and get recommendations. 

  • To be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions. 

  • To engage in trade. 

  • To mutually exchange (something) (with). 

  • To give someone a plant and receive a different one in return. 

  • To have dealings; to be concerned or associated (with). 

  • To do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood. 

noun
  • The skilled practice of a practical occupation. 

  • A particular instance of buying or selling. 

  • Those who perform a particular kind of skilled work. 

  • Those engaged in an industry or group of related industries. 

  • An occupation in the secondary sector, as opposed to an agricultural, professional or military one. 

  • The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers. 

  • Buying and selling of goods and services on a market. 

  • An instance of bartering items in exchange for one another. 

  • A publication intended for participants in an industry or related group of industries. 

  • A masculine man available for casual sex with men, often for pay. (Compare rough trade.) 

  • Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator. 

  • Refuse or rubbish from a mine. 

adj
  • Of a product, produced for sale in the ordinary bulk retail trade and hence of only the most basic quality. 

How often have the words tout and trade occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )