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Meaning of 'exploitation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Exploitation [ n.]
- The act of exploiting or utilizing.

Meaning of 'exploitation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . exploitation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
Example in sentence:
  • capitalistic exploitation of the working class;
  • paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization
Meaning (2):
- the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
Example in sentence:
  • the development of Alaskan resources;
  • the exploitation of copper deposits

Nearby Words:

expand expanded expander expanding expanse expansibility expansible expansile expansion expansive

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