English-German translations for prostitution

• Prostitution die
  Wir sagen Nein zu allen Formen der Prostitution. We say no to all forms of prostitution.
  Die meisten von ihnen werden zur Prostitution verkauft. Most of them are trafficked for prostitution.
  Es ist unbestreitbar, dass das Elend einen fruchtbaren Boden für die Prostitution abgibt. No one can deny that poverty is fertile ground for prostitution.

Definition of prostitution

• Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay
• Debasement for profit or impure motives

Examples

• Her addiction brought her to the point that prostitution was the only means she had to survive.
• The television advertising job was a prostitution of the talents of one of the great writers of the century.

Related words

• cyberprostitution
• antiprostitution
• prostitutional
• child prostitution
• house of prostitution