tout court

tout court

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French tout court.

Adverb

tout court (not comparable)

1. Just, simply; without addition or qualification; alone.
   • 1888, Rudyard Kipling, Baa Baa, Black Sheep

     Harry was ‘Master Harry’ in their mouths; Judy was officially ‘Miss Judy’; but Black Sheep was never anything more than Black Sheep tout court.

   • 2009, Karen Armstrong, The Case for God, Vintage 2010, p. 21:

     People did not bow down and worship a rock tout court; the rock was simply a focus that directed their attention to the mysterious essence of life.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tu kuʁ/

Adverb

tout court

1. just; only (without any additions)

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Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French tout court.

Adverb

tout court

1. tout court
   • 2020 September 13, Federico Rampini, “"Votiamo chi dà lavoro". Nelle fabbriche Usa con gli ultimi indecisi [We vote for who will give work". In US factories with the last undecided [voters]]”, in la Repubblica‎:

     I due colleghi Brian e Nelson sono d'accordo sulla posta in gioco: l'economia, la ripresa, il lavoro e la sicurezza del salario, ma anche la sicurezza tout court.

     The two colleagues Brian and Nelson agree on the stakes: the economy, the recovery, work and wage security, but also security tout court.