Associations to the word «Exploitation»

Wiktionary

EXPLOITATION, noun. The act of exploiting or utilizing.
EXPLOITATION FILM, noun. A film that relies on lurid subject matter for its appeal.
EXPLOITATION FILMS, noun. Plural of exploitation film

Dictionary definition

EXPLOITATION, noun. 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".
EXPLOITATION, noun. 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".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.