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English Dictionary: exploitation by the DICT Development Group
2 results for exploitation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exploitation
n
  1. 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"
    Synonym(s): exploitation, development
  2. 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"
    Synonym(s): exploitation, victimization, victimisation, using
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exploitation \Ex`ploi*ta"tion\, n. [F.]
      The act of exploiting or utilizing. --J. D. Whitney.
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