exploitation
noun OPAL W
/ˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃn/
/ˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- the exploitation of children
- Starvation and poverty are the result of global economic exploitation, not lack of resources.
Extra Examples- Migrant workers are vulnerable to exploitation.
- The party's avowed aim was to struggle against capitalist exploitation.
- societies based on the exploitation of slaves
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brutal
- ruthless
- cynical
- …
- prevent
- struggle against
- be open to
- …
- commercial exploitation of the mineral resources in Antarctica
Extra Examples- Turtles are increasingly threatened by human exploitation.
- the direct exploitation of natural forests
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- efficient
- full
- …
- be ripe for
- exploitation of the situation for his own purposes
- her ruthless exploitation of popular fear
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- efficient
- full
- …
- be ripe for