However these are not prostitutes; they are escorts. These "providers" are simply searching for generous "hobbyists" who offer "roses" in exchange for time spent together, because there is no law against charging someone to spend time with you.
The meaning of NEAR is at, within, or to a short distance or time. How to use near in a sentence.
NEAR definition: close; to a point or place not far away. See examples of near used in a sentence.
The preposition near (to) means ‘not far away in distance’. Near and near to mean the same, but near is more common: …
thrifty or stingy: near with one's pocketbook. (of two draft animals hitched together) being on the driver's left (as opposed to off): The near horse is going lame.
Near means the same as near to. He was near tears. For almost a month he lay near death. We are no nearer agreement now than in the past.
Definition of near preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Near definition: To, at, or within a short distance or interval in space or time.
Adjective near (comparative nearer, superlative nearest) Physically close. Synonym: close Antonym: remote I can't see near objects very clearly without my glasses. Stay near at all times.
Having a small intervening distance with regard to something. I'm near sighted. physically close. The end is near. The two words are near synonyms. close to, in close proximity to. close to in time. The voyage was near completion.