a) Engaging in sexual activity with another person in exchange for compensation, such as money or other valuable goods.
Her addiction brought her to the point that prostitution was the only means she had to survive.
b) Debasement for unworthy profit or motives.
The television advertising job was a prostitution of the talents of one of the great writers of the century.
Syn: oldest profession, worlds oldest profession
See Also: prostitute, child prostitution
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