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prostitution

pros·ti·tu·tion

Today it means: Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay. Full definition →

Late Latin prostitutio

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Late Latin · borrowed fromprostitutio
English todayprostitution

From Late Latin prostitutio. Equivalent to prostitute + -ion.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.