prostitution
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prostitution
- /ˌprɒstɪˈt͡ʃuːʃn/
- /prɒstɪˈtjuːʃn/
Rhymes with -uːʃən
Where it comes from
From Late Latin prostitutio. Equivalent to prostitute + -ion.
noun prostitutions
- Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay. His addiction brought him to the point that prostitution was the only means he had to survive.
- Engaging in sexual activity with another person in exchange for goods (not necessarily money) or services.
- Debasement for profit or impure motives. The television advertising job was a prostitution of the talents of one of the great writers of the century.
Similar: harlotry, oldest occupation, oldest profession, whoredom, world's oldest profession
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: harlotry, whoredom, prostitute, hooker, pimping, brothel, sex, porn, pornography, exploitation, vice, procuration, parrot, pandering, procuring, prostitutes
noun
Similar: harlotry, oldest occupation, oldest profession, whoredom, world's oldest profession
Translations
Every language
noun having sex for profit
| Español | prostitución |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성매매 seongmaemae, 매춘 maechun |
| 日本語 | 淫売 inbai, 売春 baishun, 買春, 切り売り主義 kiriurishugi |
| 中文 | 賣淫 /卖淫 màiyín, 賣春 /卖春 màichūn |
| हिन्दी | वेश्यावृत्ति veśyāvŕtti |
| Kiswahili | umalaya, ukahaba |
| Português | prostituição |
| Français | prostitution |
| Deutsch | Prostitution |
| Italiano | prostituzione |
| Ελληνικά | πορνεία porneía |
| Română | prostituție |
| Русский | проститу́ция prostitúcija |
| Tiếng Việt | sự mại dâm |
| العربية | بِغَاء biḡāʔ, دَعَارَة daʕāra |
| עברית | זנות znut |
Talk about this word "prostitution." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prostitution. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. prostitution. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prostitution "prostitution." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prostitution.Cite this
@misc{prostitution_2026,
title = {prostitution},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prostitution},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
