exploit an advantage

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• exploit — ex‧ploit [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] verb [transitive] 1. to use something fully and effectively in order to gain a profit or advantage: • New TV companies are fully exploiting the potential of satellite transmission. • the ways in which natural resources are… …   Financial and business terms

• exploit — I (make use of) verb apply, avail oneself of, bring into play, capitalize on, consume, employ, exercise, fall back on, find useful, implement, make the most of, manipulate, operate, profit by, put in practice, put into action, put into operation …   Law dictionary

• exploit — [eks′ploit΄; ] also, and for v.usually [, ek sploit′, iksploit′] n. [ME & OFr esploit, an exploit, action < L explicitum, neut. pp. of explicare: see EXPLICATE] an act remarkable for brilliance or daring; bold deed vt. 1. to make use of; turn… …   English World dictionary

• exploit — [n] achievement accomplishment, adventure, attainment, coup, deed, do, effort, enterprise, escapade, feat, job, maneuver, performance, stroke, stunt, tour de force, venture; concept 706 exploit [v] take advantage of; misuse abuse, apply, avail… …   New thesaurus

• exploit — is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable as a noun (meaning ‘a bold or daring feat’) and with the stress on the second syllable as a verb (meaning ‘to take selfish advantage of’) …   Modern English usage

• Exploit (computer security) — An exploit (from the verb to exploit, in the meaning of using something to one’s own advantage) is a piece of software, a chunk of data, or sequence of commands that takes advantage of a bug, glitch or vulnerability in order to cause unintended… …   Wikipedia

• advantage — n. 1) to have an advantage of; over (our team had the advantage of experience; her connections gave her an advantage over the others) 2) to gain; press (home) an advantage 3) to take advantage of ( to exploit ) 4) to outweigh an advantage 5) a… …   Combinatory dictionary

• exploit — ♦♦♦ exploits, exploiting, exploited (The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪksplɔ͟ɪt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]e̱ksplɔɪt[/t]].) 1) VERB If you say that someone is exploiting you, you think that they are treating you unfairly by using your work or… …   English dictionary

• exploit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ daring, heroic ▪ legendary ▪ His courage and exploits were legendary. ▪ wartime ▪ military …   Collocations dictionary

• exploit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. utilize, profit by, milk, work; abuse, misapply. See use. n. deed, act, feat, achievement. See courage. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deed, venture, escapade; see achievement 2 . v. 1. [To make use of]… …   English dictionary for students

• advantage */*/*/ — UK [ədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] / US [ədˈvæntɪdʒ] noun Word forms advantage : singular advantage plural advantages 1) [countable/uncountable] something that makes one person or thing more likely to succeed than others the advantages of a good education give… …   English dictionary