Exploitation - Definition

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"
[syn: 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" [syn: exploitation, victimization,
victimisation, using]