exploitation

Nouns

  • (n) 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,
  • (n) 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,

Synonyms

development using victimisation victimization

Words of close approximity

exploitative