prostitution

pros·ti·tu·tion

noun \ˌpräs-tə-ˈtü-shən, -ˈtyü-\

Definition of PROSTITUTION

1

: the act or practice of engaging in promiscuous sexual relations especially for money

2

: the state of being prostituted : debasement

Examples of PROSTITUTION

1. She was arrested for prostitution.
2. Writing commercials was a prostitution of his talents.

First Known Use of PROSTITUTION

1553

Related to PROSTITUTION

Synonyms: harlotry, vice, whoredom

Related Words: demimonde; white slavery

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Rhymes with PROSTITUTION

absolution, allocution, attribution, comminution, consecution, constitution, contribution, convolution, destitution, dissolution, distribution, elocution, evolution, execution, exsolution, institution, involution, persecution, prosecution, resolution, restitution, retribution, revolution, Rosicrucian, substitution