Exploit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a notable achievement

use or manipulate to one's advantage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛksplɔɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛksplɔɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛksplɔɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛksplɔɪt/.

Examples

he performed a great feat
the book was her finest effort
He exploit the new taxation system

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tap feat effort overwork work

Parts of Speech

noun	a notable achievement “he performed a great feat”
verb	use or manipulate to one's advantage “He exploit the new taxation system”
verb	draw from; make good use of “we must exploit the resources we are given wisely”
verb	work excessively hard “he is exploiting the students”

Word Forms

exploitive	adjective	tending to exploit or make use of
exploitative	adjective	tending to exploit or make use of
exploitatory	adjective	tending to exploit or make use of
exploitation	noun	an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
exploiter	noun	a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically
overwork	noun	the act of working too much or too long
overworking	noun	the act of working too much or too long

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausbeuten

eine bemerkenswerte Leistung

🇫🇷French

exploiter

une réalisation notable

🇪🇸Spanish

explotar

un logro notable

🇮🇹Italian

impresa

un risultato notevole

🇳🇱Dutch

uitbuiten

een opmerkelijke prestatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

explorar

uma conquista notável

🇷🇺Russian

эксплуатировать

заметное достижение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शोषण करना

एक उल्लेखनीय उपलब्धि

🇧🇩Bengali

শোষণ

একটি উল্লেখযোগ্য অর্জন

🇮🇳Tamil

சுரண்டல்

ஒரு குறிப்பிடத்தக்க சாதனை

🇮🇳Telugu

దోపిడీ

చెప్పుకోదగిన విజయం

🇮🇳Marathi

शोषण

एक उल्लेखनीय कामगिरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોષણ

એક નોંધપાત્ર સિદ્ધિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೋಷಣೆ

ಗಮನಾರ್ಹ ಸಾಧನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചൂഷണം ചെയ്യുക

ഒരു ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ നേട്ടം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੋਸ਼ਣ

ਇੱਕ ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

استحصال

ایک قابل ذکر کامیابی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

开发

一项显着的成就

🇯🇵Japanese

エクスプロイト

注目すべき功績

🇰🇷Korean

악용하다

주목할 만한 성과

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khai thác

một thành tựu đáng chú ý

🇹🇭Thai

หาประโยชน์

ความสำเร็จที่โดดเด่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengeksploitasi

sebuah pencapaian penting

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsamantalahan

isang kapansin-pansing tagumpay

🇲🇾Malay

mengeksploitasi

satu pencapaian yang ketara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يستغل

إنجاز ملحوظ

🇮🇷Persian

بهره برداری کند

یک دستاورد قابل توجه

🇹🇷Turkish

faydalanmak

dikkate değer bir başarı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַצֵל

הישג ראוי לציון

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The primary meaning of 'exploit' is 'a notable achievement'.

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In which domain is the word 'exploit' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'exploit' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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