Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of utilizing something; industry.
the exploitation of natural resources
Ausbeutung
эксплуата́цияekspluatácija, испо́льзованиеispólʹzovanije, примене́ниеprimenénije
експлуата́ціяekspluatácija, ви́користанняvýkorystannja, використа́нняvykorystánnja
(countable, uncountable)The improper use of something for selfish purposes.
the exploitation of children in beauty pageants
(countable, uncountable)The act or result of forcibly depriving someone of something to which they have a right.
Undocumented migrants are vulnerable to exploitation.
(countable, uncountable)The marketing and promotion of a film.
(countable, uncountable)A genre of media focused on lurid depictions of topical social issues such as violence, sexuality and marginalized groups.
- an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
- the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
Examples
19 sentencesPrivacy protects the individual from exploitation.
In this country we condemn child exploitation.
Islam hates the exploitation of the poor.
I fought against the exploitation of the people.
The oppression of women is closely linked to capitalist exploitation.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French exploitation, from exploiter (“exploit”), from Latin explicō (“unfoldBorrowed from French exploitation, from exploiter (“exploit”), from Latin explicō (“unfold, deploy”). By surface analysis, exploit + -ation.
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Forms
plural: exploitations| Singular | exploitation |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly):victimizationvictimisationusing
- the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful:development
Word family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable