Words / B2

ik-SPLOYT-uh-tiv/ɪkˈsplɔɪtətɪv/

Exploitative means using people or resources unfairly for your own gain: exploitative labour; an exploitative contract. Exploit is the verb; exploitation is the noun; unfair is everyday. Calling a contract exploitative is not analysis; name the clause and the Act. Mix-up: exploitative vs exploratory; explosive (already in B2); do not write exploitative for a profitable firm with no unfair practice named.

Meaning

Using people or resources unfairly for your own gain.

Examples

• “Calling a contract exploitative is not analysis; name the clause and the Act.”
• “Calling a contract exploitative is not analysis; name the clause and the Act, the citizenship paper said.”
• “Exploitative hours featured in the employment tribunal, which is still a named rota — quote the hours if given.”

Good to know

exploitative labour / contract / practice. Verb: exploit. Noun: exploitation. Close: unfair / predatory. Trap: exploratory / explosive / mere profit. Citizenship and economics. Unfair use of people or resources — name the clause or the hours.

Near in meaning

predatory, unfair, abusive

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