Noun: exploitation ,eks,ploy'tey-shun
- An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
"capitalistic exploitation of the working class";
- victimization, victimisation [Brit], using
- The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
"the exploitation of copper deposits";
- development
Derived forms: exploitations
Type of: employment, exercise, mistreatment, usage, use, utilisation [Brit], utilization
Encyclopedia: Exploitation