prostitution

Definition

Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "His addiction brought him to the point that prostitution was the only means he had to survive."
• "Sir Howard by his arts stole from them this their only treasure, and to conceal from them the baseness of his despicable seduction, removed to a distance the deluded couple,—loaded them with his favours,—the wages of their child's prostitution."
• "The FBI typically does not investigate adult prostitution, leaving it as a state and local matter, but in recent years it has made child prostitution a priority in a program the FBI calls Operation Cross Country. The program includes highway billboards asking people to call the FBI with tips."

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