Prostitution
//ˌprɒstɪˈt͡ʃuːʃn// noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay. uncountable, usually
"His addiction brought him to the point that prostitution was the only means he had to survive."
- 2 offering sexual intercourse for pay wordnet
- 3 Engaging in sexual activity with another person in exchange for goods (not necessarily money) or services. broadly, uncountable, usually
- 4 Debasement for profit or impure motives. broadly, uncountable, usually
"The television advertising job was a prostitution of the talents of one of the great writers of the century."
Example
More examples"A high school girl posting on a web forum hinting at underaged prostitution has been arrested."
Etymology
From Late Latin prostitutio. Equivalent to prostitute + -ion.
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