n. Engaging in sexual activity with another person in exchange for compensation, such as money or other valuable goods.
n. Debasement for unworthy profit or motives.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act or practice of prostituting or offering the body to an indiscriminate intercourse with men; common lewdness of a woman.
n. The act of setting one's self to sale, or of devoting to infamous purposes what is in one's power
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act or practice of prostituting, or offering the body to indiscriminate sexual intercourse for hire.
n. The act of offering or devoting to a base or infamous use: as, the prostitution of talents or abilities.
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n. offering sexual intercourse for pay
Word Usage
"A rather typical story about the “rise” of prostitution (this time, in Hawaii) quotes without comment the following two statistics: Here are a few more statistics on prostitution from the FBI: The FBI states the average age of entry into prostitution is 14-years-old."