exploitation

[ ek-sploi-tey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. use or utilization, especially for profit: the exploitation of newly discovered oil fields.

  2. selfish utilization: He got ahead through the exploitation of his friends.

  1. the combined, often varied, use of public-relations and advertising techniques to promote a person, movie, product, etc.

Origin of exploitation

1
From French, dating back to 1795–1805; see origin at exploit2, -ation

Other words from exploitation

  • ex·ploi·ta·tion·al, adjective
  • ex·ploi·ta·tion·al·ly, adverb
  • non·ex·ploi·ta·tion, noun
  • o·ver·ex·ploi·ta·tion, noun

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