exploitative
pronunciation
How to pronounce exploitative in British English:
UK [ɪkˈsplɔɪtətɪv]
How to pronounce exploitative in American English:
US [ɪkˈsplɔɪtətɪv]
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- Adjective:
- tending to exploit or make use of
Word Origin
- exploitative (adj.)
- 1882, from French exploitatif, from exploit (see exploit (n.)). Alternative exploitive (by 1859) appears to be a native formation from exploit + -ive.
Example
- 1. They built suitably exploitative states .
- 2. At factories investigated by china labor watch , workers and undercover agents reported serious health and safety problems , along with even more exploitative wages and poor working conditions .
- 3. International marriages are often attacked as exploitative , because they typically take place between an older richer man and a younger , less well-educated woman from a poor country .