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prostitution.

Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌprɒstɪˈt͡ʃuːʃn//prɒstɪˈtjuːʃn/
  1. Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.

    uncountable · usually
    His addiction brought him to the point that prostitution was the only means he had to survive.
  2. Engaging in sexual activity with another person in exchange for goods (not necessarily money) or services.

    broadly · uncountable · usually
  3. Debasement for profit or impure motives.

    broadly · uncountable · usually
    The television advertising job was a prostitution of the talents of one of the great writers of the century.
Where this word comes from

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

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