exploitative
adjective
ex·ploit·ative
ik-ˈsplȯi-tə-tiv 
ˈek-ˌsplȯi-
ˈek-ˌsplȯi-
: exploiting or tending to exploit
especially
: unfairly or cynically using another person or group for profit or advantage
exploitative terms of employment
an exploitative film
exploitatively
adverb
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Advertisement Amazon still faces another lawsuit brought by the FTC in 2023, which alleged that the company is an exploitative monopoly and illegally suppressed competition among online marketplaces.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
There are 28 million people today who are forced to work in dangerous and exploitative industries for little or no pay.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Just those that work for the large, evil, exploitative fast food corporations.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
Before Experience Hendrix After Hendrix’s tragic death, production of the guitarist’s music was in the hands of his allegedly exploitative manager, Michael Jeffery who died in a mysterious 1973 plane crash.
—Mike Alleyne Ph.d, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
There are 28 million people today who are forced to work in dangerous and exploitative industries for little or no pay.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Just those that work for the large, evil, exploitative fast food corporations.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
Before Experience Hendrix After Hendrix’s tragic death, production of the guitarist’s music was in the hands of his allegedly exploitative manager, Michael Jeffery who died in a mysterious 1973 plane crash.
—Mike Alleyne Ph.d, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Exploitative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploitative. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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