exploitation
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(noun) an act that exploits or victimizes someone |
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Synonyms: using, victimisation, victimization |
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Related Words: colonialism, mistreatment |
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(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" |
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Synonyms: development |
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Related Words: capitalisation, capitalization, commercialisation, commercialization, electrification, employment, exercise, land development, overexploitation, overuse, overutilisation, overutilization, usage, use, utilisation, utilization, water development, water program, water project |
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