Meaning & Definition of Exploitation in English

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"

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"