exploitation

1. The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful (synset 100950022)
   "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"
   is a type of: employment, exercise, usage, use, utilisation, utilization - the act of using
   subtypes:

   • land development - making an area of land more useful
   • water development, water program, water project - making an area of water more useful
   • overexploitation, overuse, overutilisation, overutilization - exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
   • capitalisation, capitalization - the act of capitalizing on an opportunity
   • commercialisation, commercialization - the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce
   • electrification - the act of providing electricity
   • unitisation, unitization - the joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies
   same as: development
2. An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) (synset 100419916)
   "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization"
   is a type of: mistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badly
   subtypes:

   • blaxploitation - the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies)
   • sexploitation - the commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material
   • colonialism - exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country
   same as: using, victimisation, victimization

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