Exploitation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛksplɔɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛksplɔɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛksplɔɪtˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛksplɔɪtˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the development of Alaskan resources
the exploitation of copper deposits
capitalistic exploitation of the working class

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

victimisation victimization development using

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful “the development of Alaskan resources”
noun	an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) “capitalistic exploitation of the working class”

Word Forms

exploit	verb	work excessively hard
develop	verb	change the use of and make available or usable
victimize	verb	deprive of by deceit
victimise	verb	make a victim of
use	verb	seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausbeutung

der Vorgang, eine Land- oder Wasserfläche profitabler, produktiver oder nützlicher zu machen

🇪🇸Spanish

explotación

el acto de hacer que un área de tierra o agua sea más rentable, productiva o útil

🇮🇹Italian

sfruttamento

l'atto di rendere una zona di terra o di acqua più redditizia, produttiva o utile

🇳🇱Dutch

exploitatie

de handeling waarbij een bepaald stuk land of water winstgevender, productiever of nuttiger wordt gemaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

exploração

o ato de tornar alguma área de terra ou água mais lucrativa, produtiva ou útil

🇷🇺Russian

эксплуатация

действие, направленное на то, чтобы сделать некоторый участок земли или воды более прибыльным, продуктивным или полезным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शोषण

भूमि या जल के किसी क्षेत्र को अधिक लाभदायक या उत्पादक या उपयोगी बनाने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

শোষণ

জমি বা জলের কিছু এলাকাকে আরও লাভজনক বা উত্পাদনশীল বা দরকারী করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

சுரண்டல்

நிலம் அல்லது நீரின் சில பகுதியை அதிக லாபம் அல்லது உற்பத்தி அல்லது பயனுள்ளதாக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

దోపిడీ

కొంత భూమి లేదా నీటిని మరింత లాభదాయకంగా లేదా ఉత్పాదకంగా లేదా ఉపయోగకరంగా మార్చే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

शोषण

जमीन किंवा पाण्याचे काही क्षेत्र अधिक फायदेशीर किंवा उत्पादक किंवा उपयुक्त बनविण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોષણ

જમીન અથવા પાણીના કેટલાક વિસ્તારને વધુ નફાકારક અથવા ઉત્પાદક અથવા ઉપયોગી બનાવવાનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೋಷಣೆ

ಭೂಮಿ ಅಥವಾ ನೀರಿನ ಕೆಲವು ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಲಾಭದಾಯಕ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಪಾದಕ ಅಥವಾ ಉಪಯುಕ್ತವಾಗಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചൂഷണം

ഭൂമിയുടെയോ വെള്ളത്തിൻ്റെയോ ചില പ്രദേശങ്ങൾ കൂടുതൽ ലാഭകരമോ ഉൽപ്പാദനക്ഷമമോ ഉപയോഗപ്രദമോ ആക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੋਸ਼ਣ

ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਜਾਂ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਕੁਝ ਖੇਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਲਾਭਕਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਲਾਭਕਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਲਾਭਦਾਇਕ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

استحصال

زمین یا پانی کے کچھ رقبے کو زیادہ منافع بخش یا پیداواری یا مفید بنانے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

开发

使某些区域的土地或水域更有利可图、更有生产力或更有用的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

搾取

土地または水域の一部の領域をより収益性、生産性、または有用性を高める行為

🇰🇷Korean

착취

땅이나 물의 일부 영역을 더 수익성이 있거나 생산적이거나 유용하게 만드는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bóc lột

hành động làm cho một số diện tích đất hoặc nước có lợi hơn hoặc hiệu quả hơn hoặc hữu ích hơn

🇹🇭Thai

การแสวงหาผลประโยชน์

การกระทำที่ทำให้ที่ดินหรือน้ำบางส่วนมีกำไรหรือผลิตผลหรือมีประโยชน์มากขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

eksploitasi

tindakan membuat beberapa area tanah atau air lebih menguntungkan atau produktif atau berguna

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsasamantala

ang pagkilos ng paggawa ng ilang lugar ng lupa o tubig na mas kumikita o produktibo o kapaki-pakinabang

🇲🇾Malay

eksploitasi

perbuatan menjadikan beberapa kawasan tanah atau air lebih menguntungkan atau produktif atau berguna

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استغلال

فعل جعل بعض مساحة الأرض أو الماء أكثر ربحية أو إنتاجية أو مفيدة

🇮🇷Persian

استثمار

عمل سودآورتر یا مولدتر یا مفیدتر بخشی از زمین یا آب

🇹🇷Turkish

sömürü

bir arazi veya su alanını daha karlı, üretken veya kullanışlı hale getirme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

ניצול

הפעולה של הפיכת שטח אדמה או מים לרווחי יותר או פרודוקטיבי או שימושי יותר

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The primary meaning of 'exploitation' is 'the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful'.

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