exploitation

ex·ploi·ta·tion  (ksploi-tshn)

n.

1. The act of employing to the greatest possible advantage: exploitation of copper deposits.

2. Utilization of another person or group for selfish purposes: exploitation of unwary consumers.

3. An advertising or a publicity program.

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1. (DOD only) 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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	exploitation - 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" development usage, use, utilisation, utilization, exercise, employment - the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" land development - making an area of land more useful water development, water program, water project - making an area of water more useful overexploitation, overuse, overutilisation, overutilization - exploitation to the point of diminishing returns capitalisation, capitalization - the act of capitalizing on an opportunity commercialisation, commercialization - the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce; "my father considered the commercialization of Christmas to be a sacrilege"; "the government tried to accelerate the commercialization of this development"; "both companies will retain control over the commercialization of their own products" electrification - the act of providing electricity; "the electrification of rural Tennessee" unitisation, unitization - the joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies
	2.	exploitation - 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" using, victimisation, victimization mistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother" blaxploitation - the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies) sexploitation - the commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material; "sexploitation by advertisers is notorious" colonialism - exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country

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exploitation

noun

1. misuse, abuse, manipulation, imposition, using, ill-treatment the exploitation of working women

2. capitalization, utilization, using to good advantage, trading upon the exploitation of the famine by local politicians

Translations

exploitation [ˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃən] N → explotación f

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exploitation [ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃ^ən] n

(pejorative) [people] → exploitation f

[resource] → exploitation f commercial exploitation

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exploitation

n

(= unfair treatment, of workers) → Ausbeutung f; (of friend, sb’s credulity, good nature, weakness) → Ausnutzung f

(= utilization, of land, natural resources, technology) → Nutzung f; (of coal seam) → Ausbeutung f; (of talent, situation, opportunity) → Ausnutzung f

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exploitation [ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃ/ən] n → sfruttamento

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exploitation [ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃ/ən] n → sfruttamento

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exploitation → استغلال využívání udnyttelse Ausbeutung εκμετάλλευση explotación hyväksikäyttö exploitation izrabljivanje sfruttamento 搾取 착취 exploitatie utnyttelse eksploatacja exploração эксплуатация exploatering การเอาเปรียบ sömürü sự khai thác 开发