prostitution
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5.1
- noun
- /ˌprɒs.tɪˈtjuː.ʃən/
- NSFW
- She had been arrested numerous times for prostitution and and other illegal activities.
- engage in prostitution
- illegal prostitution
- legalize prostitution
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Watch on YouTubeAnd this is not prostitution because it's like dating.
- And this is not prostitution because it's like dating.
- Because if you decriminalize prostitution, it will help restrain HIV.
- I think I'm OK with prostitution being legal.
- Like most people wouldn't turn to prostitution because of their choice.
- And I said one of the oldest professions in the world is prostitution before Christ.
- She had been arrested numerous times for prostitution and and other illegal activities.
- Well, it was just busted for a massive prostitution ring.
- That's where all the prostitution takes place.
- I had a group of people who ordered who created a prostitution ring inside an orchard.
- And it's something that's near and dear to my heart being a survivor of, you know, prostitution and coming out.
- And so they're often either abducted or by their smugglers are put into prostitution rings.
- This was one that practice not only all sorts of human sexual aberrations but also temple prostitution and the worship of God.
- For black women, for all prostitution, that's a big problem.
Examples
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I think I'm OK with prostitution being legal.
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In short, sexual orientation, drug use, and prostitution are again useful risk variables.
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Um, you were brought in from the district that has a high level of prostitution.
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The results presented below, however, focus primarily on drug use and prostitution as AIDS "risk factors."
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Oh, I didn't know that prostitution was legal here.
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That's where all the prostitution takes place.
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Similarly, even in cities with zones, prostitution may be found elsewhere in the urban region.
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The spatial distribution of prostitution in the Mexican border cities has evolved over time.
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Farther along the shore, residents often associate Post 4 with prostitution due to the nearby nightclubs.
Academic text (2012) -
Many activists believe that legalizing prostitution can lead to better health and safety for workers in the industry.
Synonyms
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9.9
The practice of having sex for money
1
8.3
A joking name for selling sex for money
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9.8
An act of having sex for money
Compounds
How Sexual
- NSFW
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5.1
- Offensive
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9.9
- NSFW
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7.9
- Offensive
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6.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
prostitution = prostitute (transparent) = prostitute + ion
Standard nominalization of the verb 'prostitute' with '-ion' yielding 'the practice or state of prostituting', which learners can infer from the base verb.
Etymology
The word prostitution comes from the Latin prostituere, made of pro- 'forward' and a part meaning 'to set up'. So it originally meant 'to put someone forward' or 'expose for sale', which explains why today it means offering sexual services for payment.