transitive verb 1 : to make productive use of : utilize exploiting your talents exploit your opponent's weakness 2 : to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage

The minister was sacked for exploiting his position for his own personal gain. She frequently exploits her authority by getting other people to do things for her.

Exploiting definition: the act of utilizing something, especially for profit.. See examples of EXPLOITING used in a sentence.

exploit something (disapproving) to treat a person or situation as an opportunity to gain an advantage for yourself. He exploited his father's name to get himself a job. She realized that …

To employ to the greatest possible advantage: exploit one's talents. 2. To make use of selfishly or unethically: a corporation that exploited peasant labor. [Middle English, from Old French …

If you say that someone is exploiting a situation, you disapprove of them because they are using it to gain an advantage for themselves, rather than trying to help other people or do what is right.

Exploiting means taking advantage of someone or something in an unfair or unethical way for personal gain. This can involve using someone's labor without fair compensation, abusing …

Exploit means to take advantage of something (a person, situation, etc.) for one's own end, especially unethically or unjustifiably. Exploit can mean: Exploitation of natural resources …

Synonyms for EXPLOITING: using, abusing, leveraging, manipulating, milking, playing (on or upon), imposing (on or upon), pimping; Antonyms of EXPLOITING: ignoring, neglecting, …

Top athletes are able to exploit their opponents' weaknesses. We need to exploit [= take advantage of] this opportunity/situation. They were accused of exploiting [= taking advantage …