EXPLOITATION


Meaning of EXPLOITATION in English

— exploitational , adj. — exploitationally , adv.

/ek'sploy tay"sheuhn/ , n.

1. use or utilization, esp. for profit: the exploitation of newly discovered oil fields.

2. selfish utilization: He got ahead through the exploitation of his friends.

3. the combined, often varied, use of public-relations and advertising techniques to promote a person, movie, product, etc.

[ 1795-1805; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .