| exploitation | | |
| n. (act) | 1. development, exploitation | the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful.; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits" |
| ~ usage, use, utilisation, utilization, exercise, employment | the act of using.; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" |
| ~ land development | making an area of land more useful. |
| ~ water development, water program, water project | making an area of water more useful. |
| ~ overexploitation, overuse, overutilisation, overutilization | exploitation to the point of diminishing returns. |
| ~ capitalisation, capitalization | the act of capitalizing on an opportunity. |
| ~ commercialisation, commercialization | the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce.; "my father considered the commercialization of Christmas to be a sacrilege"; "the government tried to accelerate the commercialization of this development"; "both companies will retain control over the commercialization of their own products" |
| ~ electrification | the act of providing electricity.; "the electrification of rural Tennessee" |
| ~ unitisation, unitization | the joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies. |
| n. (act) | 2. exploitation, using, victimisation, victimization | an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).; "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization" |
| ~ mistreatment | the practice of treating (someone or something) badly.; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother" |
| ~ blaxploitation | the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies). |
| ~ sexploitation | the commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material.; "sexploitation by advertisers is notorious" |
| ~ colonialism | exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country. |
| pander | | |
| n. (person) | 1. fancy man, pandar, pander, panderer, pimp, ponce, procurer | someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce). |
| ~ england | a division of the United Kingdom. |
| ~ offender, wrongdoer | a person who transgresses moral or civil law. |
| ~ procuress | a woman pimp. |
| ~ whoremaster, whoremonger | a pimp who procures whores. |
| v. (consumption) | 2. gratify, indulge, pander | yield (to); give satisfaction to. |
| ~ humor, humour | put into a good mood. |
| ~ spree | engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping. |
| ~ cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
| ~ sow one's oats, sow one's wild oats | live promiscuously and self-indulgently. |
| v. (consumption) | 3. pander, pimp, procure | arrange for sexual partners for others. |
| ~ cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
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