— 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; ]