Definitions for exploitation
ˌɛk splɔɪˈteɪ ʃənex·ploita·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 8 votes

1. exploitation, developmentnoun

   the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

   "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"

2. exploitation, victimization, victimisation, usingnoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.1 / 8 votes

1. exploitationnoun

   The act of exploiting or utilizing.

2. Etymology: exploitation

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.8 / 4 votes

1. Exploitationnoun

   the act of exploiting or utilizing

2. Etymology: [F.]

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exploitation

   This article discusses the term exploitation in the meaning of using something in an unjust or cruel manner.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. exploitation

   1. Taking full advantage of success in military operations, following up initial gains, and making permanent the temporary effects already achieved. 2. Taking full advantage of any information that has come to hand for tactical, operational, or strategic purposes. 3. An offensive operation that usually follows a successful attack and is designed to disorganize the enemy in depth. See also attack; pursuit.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exploitation

   Using a person or situation to benefit personally from.

   Foster homes in the beginning were exploiting the children.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on August 19, 2019  

Matched Categories

1. • Mistreatment
   • Use

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'exploitation' in Nouns Frequency: #2539

How to pronounce exploitation?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exploitation in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exploitation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of exploitation in a Sentence

1. Anna Flora Werneck:

   Truck drivers weren't seeing children as children, there was an unawareness about sexual exploitation as a serious violation of child rights.

2. Anita Nyanjong:

   There is a developing trend regarding the sexual exploitation of children in Africa where pedophiles, especially from Western countries, take advantage of under-resourced child protection systems, and weaknesses in law enforcement and judicial systems. The Bery Glaser case is just one example of this deeply concerning phenomenon, the Ugandan government now has a significant opportunity to send a message to would-be perpetrators of child sexual exploitation and child trafficking that they can not exploit with impunity and will be held fully accountable for their crimes.

3. Jeanette Vizguerra:

   Our system is tearing many other families apart, i will continue to lead the fight to keep families together, to grow the capacity of sanctuary and of my community to resist deportation and exploitation.

4. The Treasury Department on Thursday:

   These actions reaffirm the U.S. government's commitment to impose costs on the Lukashenka regime for enabling corruption, human rights abuses, inhumane exploitation of vulnerable people and orchestration of irregular migration, and attacks against democratic freedoms and international norms.

5. Dina Powell:

   Whether it’s not being able to afford gas or groceries because of record-high inflation, rampant crime in our cities, a dramatic spike in the trafficking of fentanyl and human exploitation across open borders, or the disgraceful lack of accountability for the death of 13 young service members in Afghanistan - these problems were self-inflicted by Joe Biden and the extreme policies of the left, pennsylvanians have had enough.

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