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exploitation [‚ek‚splȯi′tā·shən] (mining engineering) The extraction from the earth and utilization of ore, gas, oil, and minerals found by exploration. Exploitation See also Opportunism. Barnum, P. T. (1810–1891) circus impressario famous for his saying, “Never give a sucker an even break.” [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 825–826] northern exploiters whose chicanery exacerbated Reconstruction problems. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 84]
rack-renting proprietor of slum property. [Br. Lit.: Little Dorrit] wicked puppetmaster enslaves Pinocchio aboard troupe’s caravan. [Am. Cinema: Pinocchio in Disney Films, 32–37] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The bourgeoisie has through its exploitation of the world-market given a cosmopolitan character to production and consumption in every country. It must not be forgotten that London has not the backing of great industrial districts or great fields of natural exploitation. Their method of economic exploitation indeed impresses a trained and informed mind as the most frantic and destructive scramble it is possible to conceive; their credit and monetary system resting on an unsubstantial tradition of the worthiness of gold, seems a thing almost fantastically unstable. |
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