text: what is the meaning of prostitution? how many type of prostitution do we have?what is your suggestion on it.? the list of different type of it. prostitution is the sale of sexual services, such as oral sex or sexual intercourse. a person selling sexual services is a prostitute.  there are many forms of prostitution.   - massage parlor prostitution: sexual services may be offered for an additional tip or they may be requested for additional fees.  - bar prostitution: solicitation is done at bars. in some areas may occur in any bar, however, in the u.s. and canada it is most prevalent in go-go bars or gentlemen's clubs.  - brothels: establishments specifically dedicated to prostitution. - 'call girls' (call boys) or escorts: the customer calls an agency and the act takes place at the customer's location. (usually an hotel room or home)  - street prostitution: the prostitute solicits customers while waiting at street corners or walking alongside a street. - truck stop prostitution (lot lizard): a special case of street prostitution where the prostitute mainly services those in the trucking industry at truck stops and stopping centers often using lingo on cd radios to solicit business.   as a note, although not legally prostitution, many people maintain the belief that a person who engages in sexual activities with another person because they expect to get something out of it, (a ring, nice gifts, a new car, status, a position in a company, etc...) are in fact prostituting themselves and thus are prostitutes. for example, a woman makes sexual advances towards a person at the company for which she works. if he responds, she teases him a little longer until he gets worked up into a sexual frenzy.  then she offers to help him with his 'troubles' if he can help her get that newly opened position she wants. in the end, he gets what he wants and she does too. the underlying truth is, she had sex for profit. does that make her a prostitute?