Prostitution Meaning
/ˌprɒstɪˈt͡ʃuːʃn/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounEngaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.
nounEngaging in sexual activity with another person in exchange for goods (not necessarily money) or services.
Sentence Examples
Prostitution is legal in Germany.
Prostitution is legal in most of Nevada.
It is time to get serious with child prostitution.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The new law aims to reduce ____ by targeting both buyers and sellers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The charity worked to provide alternative livelihoods for women escaping ____ in the city.
Word Origin & History
From Late Latin prostitutio. Equivalent to prostitute + -ion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter II, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 21:
"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."
— 2013 July 29, David Ingram (reporting for Reuters), Howard Goller, Bill Trott (editing for Reuters), “FBI arrests 150 in three days in sex-trafficking sweep”, in news.yahoo.com, retrieved 29 Jul 2013:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new law aims to reduce ____ by targeting both buyers and sellers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The charity worked to provide alternative livelihoods for women escaping ____ in the city.