noun
prostitution
pros-tih-CHOOSHN
noun
1
The practice of engaging in sex in exchange for money or other payment.
"Prostitution is legal in some countries and banned in others."
"The city cracked down on street prostitution near the station."
2
The act of debasing oneself or one's talents for profit.
"He called the ad campaign a prostitution of the artist's original vision."
How to Use Prostitution
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe act or business of selling sex for money, or more loosely, selling out something valuable for profit.
Word Forms
prostitutions plural
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Etymology
From Late Latin prostitutio, built from prostitute plus the noun-forming suffix -ion.