exploitation

exploitation
exploit ex‧ploit [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] verb [transitive]
1. to use something fully and effectively in order to gain a profit or advantage:

• New TV companies are fully exploiting the potential of satellite transmission.

• the ways in which natural resources are exploited

2. to treat someone unfairly in order to make money or to get an advantage for yourself:

• The system is unjust in that it enables the owners to exploit the workers.

— exploitation noun [uncountable] :

• International oil companies have been seen as symbols of imperialist exploitation.

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exploitation UK US /ˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [U]
the use or development of something for profit or progress in business: »

The awards recognize the best new products or processes suitable for commercial exploitation.

the exploitation of sth »

The exploitation of advanced technologies will be necessary for economic success.

DISAPPROVING unfair treatment of other people for your own advantage: »

Working at very low wages is only one form of exploitation many immigrant workers face.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Exploitation — Ex ploi*ta tion, n. [F.] The act of exploiting or utilizing. J. D. Whitney. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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