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prostitution

noun

ˌprä-stə-ˈtü-shən

Definition of prostitution

sometimes offensive

as in vice

the practice of engaging in sexual activities for money prostitution is illegal in most states

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Recent Examples of prostitution The 49ers have had their share of suspensions this season with owner Jed York currently serving a league suspension for violating the personal conduct policy after he was arrested in a prostitution sting in Ohio. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 But the network uncovered in the San Fernando Valley suggests another kind of prostitution is thriving behind closed doors. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 But his reputation was dealt a grievous blow by the Epstein files, which showed that Botstein corresponded closely with the late financier for years, including after Epstein’s conviction for soliciting a minor for prostitution. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 York was initially charged with engaging in prostitution, but prosecutors amended that to disorderly conduct. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prostitution

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harlotry

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In one case, the life of an upper-class woman and contemporary of Julius Caesar, Clodia, saw her reputation destroyed by false claims of harlotry, home-wrecking, and husband-killing.

— Time, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
Within the slippery world of harlotry—where class can be transcended and humanity bought—relationships form that defy our historical assumptions about the bounded categories of human experience.

— Sarah Marshall, New Republic, 2 June 2017

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