Exploitative
adjective
Taking unfair advantage of someone for one's own benefit.
The company was accused of exploitative practices towards its workers.
Often appears as...
- exploitative practices
- exploitative labor
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Disapproving
adjective
Turning a situation or event into a commercial opportunity in an inappropriate way.
Some believe this movie to be exploitative of the tragic event for ratings.
Often appears as...
- exploitative film
- exploitative media
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Disapproving
adjective
Taking unfair advantage of someone for one's own benefit.
The company was accused of exploitative practices towards its workers.
Often appears as...
- exploitative practices
- exploitative labor
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Turning a situation or event into a commercial opportunity in an inappropriate way.
Some believe this movie to be exploitative of the tragic event for ratings.
Often appears as...
- exploitative film
- exploitative media
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Power Dynamics
Used in contexts where power imbalance allows for exploitation, often in workplaces or personal relationships.
The intern felt the job was exploitative as he worked long hours with no pay.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Carries a negative tone, implying harm or injustice towards the exploited party.
The exploitative contract preyed on the artists' inexperience.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Injustice
Often used to describe unfair economic practices, such as low wages or poor working conditions.
The factory's exploitative wages forced workers to live in poverty.
Pro Tip 1/3Power Dynamics
Used in contexts where power imbalance allows for exploitation, often in workplaces or personal relationships.
The intern felt the job was exploitative as he worked long hours with no pay.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Carries a negative tone, implying harm or injustice towards the exploited party.
The exploitative contract preyed on the artists' inexperience.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Injustice
Often used to describe unfair economic practices, such as low wages or poor working conditions.
The factory's exploitative wages forced workers to live in poverty.
Pro Tip 1/3Power Dynamics
Used in contexts where power imbalance allows for exploitation, often in workplaces or personal relationships.
The intern felt the job was exploitative as he worked long hours with no pay.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Carries a negative tone, implying harm or injustice towards the exploited party.
The exploitative contract preyed on the artists' inexperience.
Pro Tip 3/3Economic Injustice
Often used to describe unfair economic practices, such as low wages or poor working conditions.
The factory's exploitative wages forced workers to live in poverty.
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Video examples
Rick Guidotti: From...
And they made it very clear to me about their fears of exploitation, that every time there was a magazine article that came out about a kid with albinism, it was a story about a victim. It was sad, or it was exploitative, or sensational — never positive, always negative. And I said, "Okay, well then, what do we do here?"
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Why should you read...
where a promising youth is seduced and corrupted by the dangers of urban life. But its social critique cuts far deeper. Raskolnikov rationalizes that his own advancement at the cost of the exploitative pawnbroker’s death would be a net benefit to society.
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Justice for gem miners ...
and in some cases with crude manual tools and low financial capital once a colored gemstone pocket is found there's usually a by a broker waiting to buy the stones sometimes it's exploitative ly low prices and using
Video examples
Rick Guidotti: From...
And they made it very clear to me about their fears of exploitation, that every time there was a magazine article that came out about a kid with albinism, it was a story about a victim. It was sad, or it was exploitative, or sensational — never positive, always negative. And I said, "Okay, well then, what do we do here?"
Video examples
Why should you read...
where a promising youth is seduced and corrupted by the dangers of urban life. But its social critique cuts far deeper. Raskolnikov rationalizes that his own advancement at the cost of the exploitative pawnbroker’s death would be a net benefit to society.
Video examples
Justice for gem miners ...
and in some cases with crude manual tools and low financial capital once a colored gemstone pocket is found there's usually a by a broker waiting to buy the stones sometimes it's exploitative ly low prices and using
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Quote examples
Sharan Burrow
Welsh Activist
The competitive pressure to produce, buy, and sell to our global multi-national companies is so intense that contractors in supply chains are motivated to pay low wages, intensify exploitative conditions, keep workers fearful with insecure work contracts, or simply sack workers who have formed a union to fight back.
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Brian Behlendorf
American Scientist
Engineers in the developed world should be arguing not for protectionism but for trade agreements that seek to establish rules that result in a real rise in living standards. This will ensure that outsourcing is a positive force in the developing nation's economy and not an exploitative one.
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Wagner Moura
Brazilian Actor
I believe that modern slavery is the most outrageous assault on the rights of an individual. It is something that touches me deeply because I grew up in rural Brazil and could see first-hand how poverty forced people to work in harsh, exploitative conditions.
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John McDonnell
British Politician
To be effective in tackling poverty wages, a living wage has to be mandatory and basic trade union rights should be restored so workers can protect themselves from exploitative employers.
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Mira Sorvino
American Actress
I have a hard time getting motivated to do something that seems like a career move. I've gotten into vague trouble with my agents for turning down work that I thought was exploitative.
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John Barton
Canadian Poet
Writing can sometimes be exploitative. I like to take a few steps of remove in order to respect the privacy of the subject. If readers make the link, they have engaged with the poem.
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Martin Parr
British Photographer
Photography is, by its nature, exploitative. It's whether you use this process with a sense of responsibility or not. I feel that I do so. My conscience is clear.
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Carol Bellamy
American Educator
It's estimated that there may be two hundred and fifty million children in the world engaged in some form of exploitative child labour.
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Arvind Kejriwal
Indian Politician
We fought against British not because of the color of their skin but also because of the exploitative character of their government.
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John Tiffany
English Director
I'm a sucker for emotionally exploitative cello.
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Sharan Burrow
Welsh Activist
The competitive pressure to produce, buy, and sell to our global multi-national companies is so intense that contractors in supply chains are motivated to pay low wages, intensify exploitative conditions, keep workers fearful with insecure work contracts, or simply sack workers who have formed a union to fight back.
Quote examples
Brian Behlendorf
American Scientist
Engineers in the developed world should be arguing not for protectionism but for trade agreements that seek to establish rules that result in a real rise in living standards. This will ensure that outsourcing is a positive force in the developing nation's economy and not an exploitative one.
Quote examples
Wagner Moura
Brazilian Actor
I believe that modern slavery is the most outrageous assault on the rights of an individual. It is something that touches me deeply because I grew up in rural Brazil and could see first-hand how poverty forced people to work in harsh, exploitative conditions.
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John McDonnell
British Politician
To be effective in tackling poverty wages, a living wage has to be mandatory and basic trade union rights should be restored so workers can protect themselves from exploitative employers.
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Mira Sorvino
American Actress
I have a hard time getting motivated to do something that seems like a career move. I've gotten into vague trouble with my agents for turning down work that I thought was exploitative.
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John Barton
Canadian Poet
Writing can sometimes be exploitative. I like to take a few steps of remove in order to respect the privacy of the subject. If readers make the link, they have engaged with the poem.
Quote examples
Martin Parr
British Photographer
Photography is, by its nature, exploitative. It's whether you use this process with a sense of responsibility or not. I feel that I do so. My conscience is clear.
Quote examples
Carol Bellamy
American Educator
It's estimated that there may be two hundred and fifty million children in the world engaged in some form of exploitative child labour.
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Arvind Kejriwal
Indian Politician
We fought against British not because of the color of their skin but also because of the exploitative character of their government.
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John Tiffany
English Director
I'm a sucker for emotionally exploitative cello.
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