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ex·ploit

 (ĕk′sploit′, ĭk-sploit′)
n.
1. An act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one. See Synonyms at feat1.
2. Computers A program or system designed to take advantage of a particular error or security vulnerability in computers or networks.
tr.v. (ĭk-sploit′, ĕk′sploit′) ex·ploit·ed, ex·ploit·ing, ex·ploits
1. To employ to the greatest possible advantage: exploit one's talents.
2. To make use of selfishly or unethically: a corporation that exploited peasant labor.

[Middle English, from Old French esploit, from Latin explicitum, neuter past participle of explicāre, to unfold; see explicate.]

ex·ploit′a·bil′i·ty n.
ex·ploit′a·ble adj.
ex·ploit′a·tive, ex·ploit′ive adj.
ex·ploit′a·tive·ly, ex·ploit′ive·ly adv.
ex·ploit′er n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.exploitative - tending to exploit or make use of
consumptive - tending to consume or use often wastefully; "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"; "duties consumptive of time and energy"; "consumptive fires"
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Translations

exploitative

[eksˈplɔɪtətɪv] ADJexplotador
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

exploitative

[ɪkˈsplɔɪtətɪv] adj (pejorative) [relationship, conditions, behaviour] → fondé(e) sur l'exploitation d'autrui
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

exploitative

[ɛksˈplɔɪtətɪv] adj (frm) → profittatore/trice
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in periodicals archive ?
He believed in the collective farming of lands and distribution of products according to the needs as opposed to the exploitative feudal system of its time in which the landless peasants worked on a land owned by a feudal lord, who would then own major part of the product without working.
Summary: Seoul [South Korea], Aug 3 (ANI): Protesters from the Baloch National Movement took to the streets in Seoul to demonstrate against Pakistani "barbarism" and the "exploitative" China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects in Balochistan.
Businesses may grow from this exploitative model, but not the living standard of workers that social justice demands.
We remind the foreign chambers, the employers, and the economic managers that dirt cheap and exploitative labor policies are no longer come-ons for investments,' Tanjusay added.
Shadow transport minister Rachael Maskell urged the Government to ban zero-hours contracts being used by rail maintenance firms to end "exploitative and unsafe work practices".
Summary: Director will discuss 'exploitative world of college sports'
Addressing the participant of the JI central workshop for workers at Mansoora, he said that an exploitative system had been thrust on the country in the name of politics and democracy.
When it comes to mistreating workers, the hospitality industry is the most exploitative.
class="MsoNormalEXPLOITATIVE PRICES class="MsoNormalThe exploitative prices of the middlemen are also likely to affect the production this year compared with 46 million bags of maize harvested in the 2018.
On the other hand, how to deal with exploitative brokers will be a challenge.
Jansen, Van Den Bosch, and Volberda (2006) argued that companies need to apply both exploitative and exploratory types of innovation, termed ambidextrous innovation, to obtain a long-term competitive advantage.
The establishment of a visa center will ensure the elimination of exploitative practices and Pakistani workers will have their rights protected.

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