exploitation

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French exploitation, from exploiter (“exploit”), from Latin explicō (“unfold, deploy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃn̩/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: ex‧ploi‧ta‧tion === Noun === exploitation (countable and uncountable, plural exploitations) The act of utilizing something; industry. The improper use of something for selfish purposes. The act or result of forcibly depriving someone of something to which they have a right. The marketing and promotion of a film. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== exploit exploitable ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Raymond Williams (1983), “Exploitation”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 130 == French == === Etymology === From exploiter +‎ -ation, Medieval Latin exploitationem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛk.splwa.ta.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === exploitation f (plural exploitations) exploitation operation ==== Derived terms ==== film d'exploitation système d'exploitation === Further reading === “exploitation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012