exploitation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of utilizing something; industry.
2. (countable, uncountable) The improper use of something for selfish purposes.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act or result of forcibly depriving someone of something to which they have a right.
4. (countable, uncountable) The marketing and promotion of a film.

Synonyms

utilization

development

use

appropriation

running

🏃

operation

using

working

exploit

victimisation

victimization

selfishness

abuse

maintenance

utilisation

extortion

extract

fraud

harness

invocation

make use of

mine

operating

overuse

plundering

profit

reconnoitring

revolve

run

service

squeezing

start-up

sweating

swindle

travel

turn round

upkeep

usury

utilize

activity

vsage

advantage

application

attendance

benefit

capitalisation

capitalization

colonisation

colonization

colony

Translations

exploitation

explotación

sfruttamento

Ausbeutung

εκμετάλλευση

exploração

explotació

uitbuiting

exploitatie

استغلال

utilizzazione

اِسْتِغْلال

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃn̩/

Etymology

Borrowed from French exploitation, from exploiter (“exploit”), from Latin explicō (“unfold, deploy”).