extractive

[ik-strak-tiv]

adjective

1. tending or serving to extract, or based upon extraction.

   coal, oil, copper, and other extractive industries.

2. capable of being extracted, as from the earth.

   extractive fuels.

3. of, relating to, or involving extraction.

   extractive surgery.

4. of or of the nature of an extract.

noun

1. something extracted.

Other Word Forms

• nonextractive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of extractive¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; extract + -ive

Example Sentences

Other extractive ventures proved unworkable.

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Vegas has grown more expensive in recent years—hotels and restaurants have gotten pricier, gambling more extractive.

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Under Mobutu, that then morphed into an extractive enterprise, where informal access to the corridors of power allowed individuals to fill their bank accounts with the proceeds from those resources.

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Traxys signed a $1 billion framework agreement, a new mining training center was announced with the Colorado School of Mines, and McKinsey finalized a strategy to modernize the country’s extractive sector.

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In contrast, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan already have mature extractive industries, technical expertise, and governments eager to expand cooperation with the West.

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