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underexploitation

underexploitation noun: insufficient exploitation.

Noun

underexploitation (plural underexploitations)

  1. Insufficient exploitation.
    • Near-synonyms: underuse, underutilization
    • The underexploitation of talent impairs economic growth.

Synonyms of underexploitation

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Forms of underexploitation

pluralunderexploitations

Origin of underexploitation

By surface analysis, under- + exploitation, or, by surface analysis, underexploit + -ation.

Questions about underexploitation

What does underexploitation mean?
Underexploitation means insufficient exploitation.
What part of speech is underexploitation?
Underexploitation is a noun.
What is the plural of underexploitation?
The plural of underexploitation is underexploitations.

Words near underexploitation in the dictionary

  1. underexplain
  2. underexplained
  3. underexplaining
  4. underexplains
  5. underexploit
  6. underexploitation
  7. underexploitations
  8. underexploited
  9. underexploiting
  10. underexploits
  11. underexplored

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