1. (noun)exploitation, development the act of making some area of land or watermore profitable or productive or useful
"the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"
2. (noun)exploitation, victimization, victimisation, using an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
"capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization"
Definition of 'exploitation'
