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[ noun ] the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
Synonyms Examples : "the development of Alaskan resources" "the exploitation of copper deposits" Used in print (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)SBA serves also as a clearing_house for information on products and processes particularly adaptable for exploitation by small firms . (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)It is interesting to note how many of the plants on Massachusetts ' Route_128 draw most of their income either from the government in non-competitive cost-plus arrangements , or from the exploitation of patents which grant at_least a partial monopoly . |
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[ noun ] an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
Synonyms Examples "capitalistic exploitation of the working class" "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization" Used in print (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)It is the exploitation of the inherent potential of infectious_disease agents by scientific research and development , resulting in the production of BW weapons_systems . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)This particular song at this particular time could only be interpreted as the ultimate in bad taste , callous exploitation beyond the bounds of decency . Related terms |
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