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Exploitation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Exploitation : (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" [syn:
development]
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" [syn: victimization, victimisation,
using]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Exploitation : \Ex`ploi*ta"tion\, n. [F.]
The act of exploiting or utilizing. --J. D. Whitney.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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