EXPLOITING Definition & Meaning

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exploiting

[ ik-sploi-ting ]

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noun

the act of utilizing something, especially for profit:
More resources should be allocated to the exploiting of the local market by attracting more business to the region.
the act of using a person or thing selfishly for one’s own ends:
When I saw the commercial, I was appalled at the exploiting of children's sorrow for corporate gain.

adjective

using a person or thing selfishly or for profit:
In late czarist Russia, activists began to galvanize workers and peasants against the exploiting landowners, industrialists, and state.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of exploiting¹

First recorded in 1830–40; exploit ²( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun senses; exploit ²( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective sense

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In the U.S. two-party system, it has swallowed one of the two existing parties, usurping the role of conservatism and exploiting traditional party loyalties.

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During their investigation, authorities found that the church coerced followers into buying expensive items by exploiting fears about their spiritual well-being.

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Rats and other vermin are taking over the streets, and fly-tippers are exploiting the strike by dumping rubbish in open spaces.

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DR Congo also accuses Rwanda of illegally exploiting its mineral deposits in the east of the country, which Rwanda also denies.

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The group, which many countries have designated a terrorist organisation, has waged a decades-long insurgency to gain independence for Balochistan, accusing Islamabad of exploiting the province's rich mineral resources while also neglecting it.

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