exploitationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌek.splɔɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌek.splɔɪˈteɪ.ʃən/exploitation noun [ U ] (GOOD USE)
the use of something in order to get an advantage from it:
Britain's exploitation of its natural gas reserves began after the Second World War.
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- The protection of the Antarctic from commercial exploitation is an important goal of environmentalists.
- The ruthless exploitation of the world's resources is rapidly destroying our planet.
- Exploitation by colonial powers in the past is often blamed for the continuing problems in these countries.
- The company is accused of child exploitation, which is a very serious charge.
- Fair trade measures are essential to stop the exploitation of small Third-World coffee farmers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- advantage
- avail
- avail yourself of sth
- be/go heavy on sth idiom
- go through sth
- gobble sth up
- heavy
- make capital out of sth idiom
- max
- max sth out
- mine
- upcycle
- upcycling
- usable
- usage
- use
- use sth up
- wear
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exploitation noun [ U ] (UNFAIR USE)
the act of using someone unfairly for your own advantage:
Marx wrote about the exploitation of the workers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Treating people or animals badly
- a raw deal idiom
- at the hands of sb idiom
- batten
- batten on sb
- be heavy on sb idiom
- bleed
- grind
- jerk sb around
- knife
- knock
- knock sb around
- lay a finger on sb idiom
- put sb through sth
- shit on sb
- shortchange
- shove
- shove sb around
- smite
- torment
- walk all over sb idiom
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