Meaning

3 senses
  1. (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

  2. (broadly, uncountable, usually)Engaging in sexual activity with another person in exchange for goods (not necessarily money) or services.

  3. (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

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  1. Sami's daughter was arrested for prostitution.

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  2. She makes a living through prostitution.

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  3. It is time to get serious with child prostitution.

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  4. Fadil's prostitution house ran like a well-oiled machine.

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  5. How long were you working for that prostitution ring?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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having sex for profit:
Русский
By meaning 1
having sex for profit:
Deutsch
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having sex for profit:

Origin

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

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

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