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exploitation
n 1: 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"
[synonym: {exploitation}, {development}]
2: 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" [synonym: {exploitation}, {victimization},
{victimisation}, {using}]