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Exploitation
01
the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
exploitations
02
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
03
the act of using resources in a way that benefits one side
Examples
The exploitation of natural resources can lead to environmental damage.
Lexical Tree
overexploitation
exploitation
exploit
