How to pronounce "prostitute"

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Phonetic Breakdown of "prostitute"

Learn how to break down "prostitute" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

pros-ti-tute
3 syllables

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/ˈpɹɒstɪtjuːt/
/ˈpɹɑːstətuːt/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries

IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

P R AA1 S T AH0 T UW2 T
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Pronunciation Tips:

  • Stress the first syllable
  • Pay attention to vowel sounds
  • Practice each syllable separately

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Definition of "prostitute"

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒstɪtjuːt/

Noun

  • Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
    Synonyms: sex worker
  • A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage.
    Synonyms: sellout

Verb

  • To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money.
  • To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes.

Adjective

  • Debased, corrupt; seeking personal gain by dishonourable means.
  • Taking part in promiscuous sexual activity, licentious; (later, chiefly as attributive use of noun) that is a prostitute.
  • Exposed, subjected (to something shameful).

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