exploitation

noun

ex·​ploi·​ta·​tion ˌek-ˌsplȯi-ˈtā-shən 

: an act or instance of exploiting

exploitation of natural resources

exploitation of immigrant laborers

clever exploitation of the system

Examples of exploitation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here again, discrimination and exploitation of the Jews were initially justified on the basis of economic requirements. — Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

The models ran agents that had access to common exploitation tools, like reverse shells. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

The suspect, identified as 58-year-old Zishan Zeng, was charged with two counts of elder exploitation and two counts of theft by deception. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

The question of child exploitation had been raised occasionally as the series went along, but that apparently did not trigger a closer look. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, from exploiter "to exploit entry 2" + -ation -ation

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for exploitation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation