Meaning of EXPLOITATION
| Pronunciation: | | `eksploy'teyshun
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- [n] an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization"
- [n] the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"
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| | Synonyms: | | development, using, victimisation, victimization |
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| | See Also: | | capitalisation, capitalization, colonialism, commercialisation, commercialization, electrification, employment, exercise, land development, mistreatment, overexploitation, overuse, overutilisation, overutilization, unitisation, unitization, usage, use, utilisation, utilization, water development, water program, water project | |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex`ploi*ta"tion\, n. [F.]
The act of exploiting or utilizing. --J. D. Whitney.
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