EXPLOITATION

exploitation, victimization, victimisation, using

(noun) 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”

exploitation, development

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

exploitation (countable and uncountable, plural exploitations)

The act of utilizing something; industry.

The improper use of something for selfish purposes.

The act or result of forcibly depriving someone of something to which he or she has a natural right.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex`ploi*ta"tion, n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: The act of exploiting or utilizing. J. D. Whitney.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

2 July 2025

RESTITUTION

(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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