Exploitive

//ɪkˈsplɔɪtɪv// adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Exploitative: taking advantage of someone

    "The University of Phoenix, a for-profit educational institution, has turned the traditional relationship between athletics and higher education on its head, reducing it to its commercially exploitive essence."

Adjective
  1. 1
    tending to exploit or make use of wordnet

Synonyms

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exploitativeexploitativeexploitatory

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"The University of Phoenix, a for-profit educational institution, has turned the traditional relationship between athletics and higher education on its head, reducing it to its commercially exploitive essence."

Etymology

From exploit + -ive.

Related phrases

take advantage

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