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exploitation

exp·loi·ta·tion

UK/ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃn̩/ US/ˌɛˌksplɔɪˈteɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

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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2.

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”
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Origin

Borrowed from French exploitation, from exploiter (“exploit”), from Latin explicō (“unfold, deploy”). By surface analysis, exploit + -ation.

Phrases

  • exploitation film
  • Nazi exploitation

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