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Meaning of PROSTITUTION

Pronunciation:  `prâsti'tooshun

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 Definition: [n]  offering sexual intercourse for pay
 
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 Synonyms: harlotry, whoredom
 
 See Also: vice crime

 

 

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Prostitution
How did whoring and hustling begin? Can one enjoy the work? Why do people pay for sex? What is prostitution like in other countries? What is the future of prostitution? This collection breaks new ground on a sensitive topic by bringing scholars, therapists, and sex workers together to study not only the profession but those who seek such services. Illustrated.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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