prostitution
Engaging in sexual activity with another person for payEngaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.
» Sami's daughter was arrested for prostitution.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.
His addiction brought him to the point that prostitution was the only means he had to survive.
offering sexual intercourse for pay
(broadly, uncountable, usually)Engaging in sexual activity with another person in exchange for goods (not necessarily money) or services.
(broadly, uncountable, usually)Debasement for profit or impure motives.
The television advertising job was a prostitution of the talents of one of the great writers of the century.
Prostitution
проститу́цияprostitúcija
проститу́ціяprostytúcija
Examples
20 sentencesSami's daughter was arrested for prostitution.
She makes a living through prostitution.
It is time to get serious with child prostitution.
Fadil's prostitution house ran like a well-oiled machine.
How long were you working for that prostitution ring?
Translations
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Origin
From Late Latin prostitutio. Equivalent to prostitute + -ion.From Late Latin prostitutio. Equivalent to prostitute + -ion.
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Forms
plural: prostitutions| Singular | prostitution |
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uncountable
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable