- present participle of exploit.
exploiting
Americannoun
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the act of utilizing something, especially for profit.
More resources should be allocated to the exploiting of the local market by attracting more business to the region.
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the act of using a person or thing selfishly for one’s own ends.
When I saw the commercial, I was appalled at the exploiting of children's sorrow for corporate gain.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of exploiting
First recorded in 1830–40; exploit 2 ( def. ) + -ing 1 ( def. ) for the noun senses; exploit 2 ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. ) for the adjective sense
Example Sentences
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Dynamic pricing is simply an algorithm created to achieve that by exploiting market power.
From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026
However, if users ask Fable about sensitive issues such as a bioweapon or exploiting a software bug, it will kick them back to the older Opus 4.8 version of the Claude chatbot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
One of the consequences of this trend has been the deterioration of strategies exploiting what’s known as “post-earnings announcement drift,” or PEAD.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
New waste licencing rules will be laid out this week aimed at stopping waste carriers from exploiting loopholes and illegally dumping rubbish in England, the government has said.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Even 20th-century plant breeders, armed with all the power of modern science, have had little success in exploiting North American wild plants.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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