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BNC: 10087 COCA: 8005

prostitution

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prostitution /ˌprɑːstəˈtuːʃən/ Brit /ˌprɒstəˈtjuːʃən/ noun
prostitution
/ˌprɑːstəˈtuːʃən/ Brit /ˌprɒstəˈtjuːʃən/
noun
Learner's definition of PROSTITUTION
[noncount] : the work of a prostitute : the act of having sex in exchange for money卖淫
[singular] : the use of a skill or ability in a way that is not appropriate or respectable才能的滥用(或糟蹋)
BNC: 10087 COCA: 8005

prostitution

noun

pros·​ti·​tu·​tion ˌprä-stə-ˈtü-shən How to pronounce prostitution (audio)
-ˈtyü-
1
: the act or practice of engaging in promiscuous sexual relations especially for money
2
: the state of being prostituted : debasement

Example Sentences

She was arrested for prostitution. Writing commercials was a prostitution of his talents.
Recent Examples on the Web Epstein was instead sentenced in state court on prostitution charges. al, 31 Mar. 2021 Missouri doesn’t have a decriminalization bill on the horizon, but a new coalition in the state called Mo Ho Justice is working on getting local prosecutors to drop prostitution charges, among other decarceral tactics. Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 2 Mar. 2021 Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to two state prostitution charges stemming from a case in Florida, and he was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2021 The purpose of the operation was to identify those involved in human trafficking and arrest those who procure and engage in prostitution. Caroline Silva, ajc, 6 Sep. 2022 Hall would regularly schedule his victims to engage in prostitution, which could take place as frequently as multiple times per day, every day of the week. Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 At his apartment was another girl the defendant had lured from Illinois to participate in prostitution. Landon Mion, Fox News, 30 July 2022 The bill will bar police in California from arresting anyone for loitering with the intent to engage in prostitution. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 4 July 2022 The new version of the law doesn't decriminalize soliciting or engaging in prostitution. Taylor Romine, CNN, 2 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of prostitution was in 1553
BNC: 10087 COCA: 8005
prostitution

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + PROSTITUTION | PROSTITUTION + NOUN ADJECTIVEchild兒童賣淫male男性賣淫legal, legalized合法賣淫forced被迫賣淫VERB + PROSTITUTIONbe involved in涉嫌賣淫enter, turn to開始賣淫Some turned to prostitution in order to survive.有些人為了生存而開始賣身。decriminalize, legalize賣淫合法化PROSTITUTION + NOUNring賣淫團夥They sold the young girl into a prostitution ring.他們把這個女孩子賣給了一個賣淫團夥。

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