Prostitution

//ˌprɒstɪˈt͡ʃuːʃn//

Synonyms for "prostitution" (89 found)

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Translations

82 translations across 61 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • prostitusie noun (having sex for profit)

Albanian

1 entries
  • prostitucion noun (having sex for profit)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • πορνεία noun (having sex for profit)

Arabic

2 entries
  • بِغَاءٌ noun (having sex for profit)
  • دَعَارَة noun (having sex for profit)

Armenian

2 entries
  • մարմնավաճառություն noun (having sex for profit)
  • պոռնկություն noun (having sex for profit)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • fahişəlik noun (having sex for profit)

Basque

1 entries
  • prostituzio noun (having sex for profit)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • прастыту́цыя noun (having sex for profit)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • проститу́ция noun (having sex for profit)

Catalan

1 entries
  • prostitució noun (having sex for profit)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 賣春 /卖春 noun (having sex for profit)
  • 賣淫 /卖淫 noun (having sex for profit)

Czech

1 entries
  • prostituce noun (having sex for profit)

Danish

1 entries
  • prostitution noun (having sex for profit)

Dutch

1 entries
  • prostitutie noun (having sex for profit)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • prostituado noun (having sex for profit)
  • prostituo noun (having sex for profit)

Estonian

1 entries
  • prostitutsioon noun (having sex for profit)

Ewe

1 entries
  • ahasiwɔwɔ noun (having sex for profit)

Faroese

1 entries
  • skøkjulevnaður noun (having sex for profit)

Finnish

1 entries
  • prostituutio noun (having sex for profit)

French

1 entries
  • prostitution noun (having sex for profit)

Galician

1 entries
  • prostitución noun (having sex for profit)

Georgian

3 entries
  • მეძაობა noun (having sex for profit)
  • პროსტიტუცია noun (having sex for profit)
  • როსკიპობა noun (having sex for profit)

German

1 entries
  • Prostitution noun (having sex for profit)

Greek

1 entries
  • πορνεία noun (having sex for profit)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • זנות noun (having sex for profit)

Hindi

1 entries
  • वेश्यावृत्ति noun (having sex for profit)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • prostitúció noun (having sex for profit)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • prostitusi noun (having sex for profit)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • nussutöö noun (having sex for profit)

Italian

1 entries
  • prostituzione noun (having sex for profit)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 切り売り主義 noun (having sex for profit)
  • 売春 noun (having sex for profit)
  • 淫売 noun (having sex for profit)
  • 買春 noun (having sex for profit)

Kalmyk

1 entries
  • яңхллт noun (having sex for profit)

Korean

2 entries
  • 매춘 noun (having sex for profit)
  • 성매매 noun (having sex for profit)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • жалаптык noun (having sex for profit)

Latin

1 entries
  • prostitutio noun (having sex for profit)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • ку́рварлак noun (having sex for profit)
  • проститу́ција noun (having sex for profit)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • വേശ്യാവൃത്തി noun (having sex for profit)

Māori

1 entries
  • kairautanga noun (having sex for profit)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • prostitusjon noun (having sex for profit)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • prostitusjon noun (having sex for profit)

Occitan

1 entries
  • prostitucion noun (having sex for profit)

Persian

2 entries
  • تنفروشی noun (having sex for profit)
  • روسپیگری noun (having sex for profit)

Piedmontese

1 entries
  • prostitussion noun (having sex for profit)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Huararie noun (having sex for profit)

Polish

1 entries
  • prostytucja noun (having sex for profit)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • prostituição noun (having sex for profit)

Romanian

1 entries
  • prostituție noun (having sex for profit)

Russian

1 entries
  • проститу́ция noun (having sex for profit)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • siùrsachd noun (having sex for profit)
  • strìopachas noun (having sex for profit)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • prostitúcija noun (having sex for profit)
  • проститу́ција noun (having sex for profit)

Slovak

1 entries
  • prostitúcia noun (having sex for profit)

Slovene

1 entries
  • prostitúcija noun (having sex for profit)

Spanish

1 entries
  • prostitución noun (having sex for profit)

Swahili

2 entries
  • ukahaba noun (having sex for profit)
  • umalaya noun (having sex for profit)

Swedish

1 entries
  • prostitution noun (having sex for profit)

Telugu

1 entries
  • వ్యభిచారం noun (having sex for profit)

Thai

1 entries
  • การค้าประเวณี noun (having sex for profit)

Turkish

1 entries
  • fahişelik noun (having sex for profit)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • проститу́ція noun (having sex for profit)

Urdu

4 entries
  • جِسْم فَروشی noun (having sex for profit)
  • دَھنْدا noun (having sex for profit)
  • فاحِشْگی noun (having sex for profit)
  • قَحبَہ گِرِی noun (having sex for profit)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • sự mại dâm noun (having sex for profit)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

A high school girl posting on a web forum hinting at underaged prostitution has been arrested.

Source: tatoeba (402477)

Marriage is for women the commonest mode of livelihood, and the total amount of undesired sex endured by women is probably greater in marriage than in prostitution.

Source: tatoeba (411803)

Prostitution, gambling, the use of narcotic substances, drunkenness, disorder, and all other illegal activities are STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.

Source: tatoeba (450980)

Prostitution is legal in Germany.

Source: tatoeba (1890748)

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