exploit

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to treat someone unfairly by making them work hard and not giving them enough in return.

v. to make use of a person or a group in a way that is considered unfair or unethical. Transitive; carries a strong negative moral judgement.

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“Laws are in place to stop factories from exploiting young workers.”

“Critics argued that the gig economy often exploits vulnerable individuals who lack the protection of traditional employment contracts.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Literary

n. an exciting, brave, or funny action or adventure.

n. a bold or daring feat; often used in the plural to describe a series of notable adventures.

“The book tells the story of the pilot's many exploits during the war.”

“The documentary detailed the explorer's Arctic exploits, including his narrow escape from a collapsing ice shelf.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Computing Technical

n. a piece of software or a trick that uses a mistake in a computer program to break into it.

n. a piece of software, a chunk of data, or a sequence of commands that takes advantage of a bug or vulnerability to cause unintended behaviour.

“Hackers used a known exploit to steal data from the website.”

“Security researchers discovered a zero-day exploit that allowed unauthorised access to the operating system's kernel.”