prostitution

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˌprɒstɪˈtʃuːʃn/ or /prɒstɪˈtjuːʃn/

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• Hyphenation: pros‧ti‧tu‧tion

Noun

Singular prostitution

Plural none

1. (uncountable) When people use money to buy sex.

   She was arrested for prostitution.

Related words

• prostitute

See also

• whore
• pornography