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pros·ti·tu·tion    Audio Help   (prŏs'tĭ-tōō'shən, -tyōō'-)  Pronunciation Key  n.   The act or practice of engaging in sex acts for hire. The act or an instance of offering or devoting one's talent to an unworthy use or cause.

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prostitution

noun

offering sexual intercourse for pay

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Main Entry: pros·ti·tu·tion
Pronunciation: "präs-t&-'tü-sh&n, -'tyü-
Function: noun
: the act or practice of engagingin sexual activity indiscriminately esp. for money; also : the crime of engaging in such activity

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Prostitution

Pros`ti*tu"tion\, n. [L. prostitutio: cf. F. prostitution.]

1. The act or practice of prostituting or offering the body to an indiscriminate intercourse with men; common lewdness of a woman.

2. The act of setting one's self to sale, or of devoting to infamous purposes what is in one's power; as, the prostitution of abilities; the prostitution of the press. "Mental prostitution." --Byron.

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