eksploitasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch exploitatie, from French exploitation.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɛksploi̯ˈtasi/ [ɛks.ploi̯ˈt̪a.si]
• Rhymes: -asi
• Syllabification: eks‧ploi‧ta‧si

Noun

eksploitasi (plural eksploitasi-eksploitasi)

1. exploitation (the act of utilizing something)

   Synonyms: pemanfaatan, pendayagunaan

2. exploitation (the improper use of something for selfish purposes)

   Near-synonym: pemerasan

Derived terms

• eksploitasikan (“to exploit”)
• pengeksploitasi (“exploiter”)
• pengeksploitasian (“exploiting”)

• eksploitasi agraria
• eksploitasi ekonomi
• eksploitasi kerentanan
• eksploitasi seksual
• eksploitasi sungai

Verb

eksploitasi (active mengeksploitasi, passive dieksploitasi)

1. to exploit (to take the advantage of)

   Synonyms: eksploitasikan, manfaatkan

2. to exploit (to abuse)

   Synonym: eksploitasikan

Further reading

• “eksploitasi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016