exploiting

[ik-sploi-ting]

noun

1. 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.

2. 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

1. using a person or thing selfishly or for profit.

   In late czarist Russia, activists began to galvanize workers and peasants against the exploiting landowners, industrialists, and state.

Other Word Forms

• self-exploiting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of exploiting¹

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

The question isn’t whether adversaries will continue exploiting AI for offensive operations.

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Duckett and Pope settled in, exploiting some uncharacteristically loose bowling from Scott Boland in particular to keep the scoreboard ticking over.

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Rather, it’s her realization that Nile set himself on exploiting her darkness for his own benefit.

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Like all these other capitalist vultures, OpenAI’s plans wouldn’t just be exploiting lonely men, but would actively be making the problem worse.

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He accused his colleagues of exploiting Kirk’s death to score political points.

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