different between tourism vs touring

English

Etymology

From tour +? -ism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t????z(?)m/, /?t?(?)??z(?)m/

Noun

tourism (usually uncountable, plural tourisms)

1. The act of travelling or sightseeing, particularly away from one's home.
2. The industry in which such travels and sightseeing are organized.
3. Collectively, the tourists visiting a place or landmark. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
4. (figuratively) The act of visiting another region or jurisdiction for a particular purpose.

   libel tourism; suicide tourism; sex tourism

Derived terms

Related terms

• tourist

Descendants

• ? French: tourisme (see there for further descendants)

Translations

Anagrams

• morutis, rims out

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?????/, /?t?????/

Adjective

touring (not comparable)

1. Working for a short time in different places.

   a touring company

Synonyms

• itinerant, moving, road, traveling

Derived terms

• touring car
• touring company

Verb

touring

1. present participle of tour

Noun

touring (plural tourings)

1. (informal) A touring car.
   • 1988, Cars and Parts (volume 31, page 60)

     Finally, there was the 40-hp machine from the previous year, on the 120-inch wheelbase and listed in four body styles, tourings and roadsters.

Anagrams

• Guitron, outgrin, outring, ring out, routing

Spanish

Noun

touring m (plural tourings)

1. touring car