ˌprästəˈtüshən, -ə.ˈtyü- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin prostitution-, prostitutio, from Latin prostitutus (past participle of prostituere ) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or practice of indulging in promiscuous sexual relations especially for payment
2. : the state of being prostituted : corruption , debasement
early-nineteenth-century houses, in various stages of destitution and prostitution — Lewis Mumford
political prostitution
literary prostitution