HyperDic: exploitation

English > 2 senses of the word *exploitation*:
NOUN	act	exploitation, development	the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
NOUN	act	exploitation, victimization, victimisation, using	an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

exploitation > pronunciation
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English > *exploitation*: 2 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful.
Example	"the exploitation of copper deposits"
Synonym	development
Narrower	capitalization, capitalisation	The act of capitalizing on an opportunity
	commercialization, commercialisation	The act of commercializing something
	electrification	The act of providing electricity
	land development	making an area of land more useful
	overexploitation, overuse, overutilization, overutilisation	exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
	unitization, unitisation	The joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies
	water development, water project, water program	making an area of water more useful
Broader	use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise	The act of using
Spanish	explotación
Catalan	explotació
Verbs	exploit	use or manipulate to one's advantage
	exploit	draw from
	exploit	work excessively hard

English > *exploitation*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).
Example	"capitalistic exploitation of the working class"
Synonyms	victimization, victimisation, using
Narrower	blaxploitation	The exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies)
	colonialism	exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one
	sexploitation	The commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material
Broader	mistreatment	The practice of treating (someone or something) badly
Spanish	explotación, explotación social, victimización
Catalan	explotació, victimització
Verbs	exploit	use or manipulate to one's advantage

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