noun
- The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful.
- usage: "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"
- synonyms: development
- An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly. )
- usage: "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization"
- synonyms: victimization, victimisation, using
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