Prostitution

//ˌprɒstɪˈt͡ʃuːʃn// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    offering sexual intercourse for pay wordnet
  3. 3
    Engaging in sexual activity with another person in exchange for goods (not necessarily money) or services. broadly, uncountable, usually
  4. 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."

Etymology

From Late Latin prostitutio. Equivalent to prostitute + -ion.

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