What does exploitation mean?
Word: Exploitation
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Exploitation means treating people unfairly to gain from their work; also the use of something, such as land or minerals, to get benefit from it.
Synonyms: use, taking advantage
Antonyms: protection, fair treatment
How do you spell exploitation?
Syllables: ex - ploi - ta - tion
Tricky part: The verb exploit has oi in the middle, as in oil and coin, and the oi stays in the noun.
Watch out for: exploytation, explotation, explotiation
Memory tip: Think 'oil': exploitation of the land can mean drilling for oil, and the oi of oil sits straight after expl.
Exploitation in a sentence
Example 1: Laws against child labour protect children from exploitation in factories.
Example 2: The careless exploitation of sand from rivers can damage bridges and fields.
Example 3: The film shows how farm workers spoke up against their exploitation by landlords.
Fun Fact
Exploit comes from an Old French word for an achievement; in English, an exploit still means a daring deed, as in the exploits of a hero.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Choose the suffix that completes the word:
exploit____
a) etion
b) ation
c) ution
d) ition
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b) ation. Exploit takes ation, as in limit, limitation.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
explloitation
a) x
b) l
c) p
d) o
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b) l. Exploit has a single l after the p, as in explore.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
taxiletopino
a) exploration
b) exploitation
c) explanation
d) expectation
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b) exploitation. Exploration has an r, explanation two a's and no second t, and expectation a c; take exploit and add the ending, and every letter is used.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
exploitation
a) respect
b) reward
c) patience
d) misuse
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d) misuse. Exploitation is unfair use, so misuse is the closest match.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which situation is an example of exploitation?
a) giving a worker a paid day off
b) paying a worker far less than promised
c) thanking a worker for extra help
d) training a new worker carefully
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b) paying a worker far less than promised
2. Over-exploitation of fish in the sea can lead to ____.
a) warmer sea water
b) fewer fish left to catch
c) bigger waves on the coast
d) more boats being built
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b) fewer fish left to catch
