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Noun: overexploitation  ,ow-vu(r),eks,ploy'tey-shun
  1. Exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
    "The overexploitation of the fishery led to a collapse in fish populations";
    - overuse, overutilization, overutilisation [Brit]

Derived forms: overexploitations

Type of: development, exploitation

Encyclopedia: Overexploitation