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Meaning of prostitution

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

prostitution

Pronunciation:

noun

Definitions

  1. Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.

    Example: Her addiction brought her to the point that prostitution was the only means she had to survive.

  2. (by extension) Debasement for profit or impure motives.

    Example: The television advertising job was a prostitution of the talents of one of the great writers of the century.