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ausbeuten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • exploit noun A bold or notable achievement, especially a daring one.
  • plunder verb To steal goods from a place by force, typically during war or unrest.
  • profit noun The financial gain made after subtracting costs from revenue.

Senses

ausbeuten is used for these senses in English:

  • plunder (transitive) To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.
  • profit (intransitive, construed with from) To take advantage of, exploit, use.

exploit — full definition

  1. noun A bold or notable achievement, especially a daring one.
  2. noun A piece of code or technique that takes advantage of a security flaw.
  3. verb To make good use of something to your own advantage.
  4. verb To treat someone unfairly for your own benefit.

plunder — full definition

  1. verb To steal goods from a place by force, typically during war or unrest.
  2. verb To take something excessively or wrongfully, as if by looting.
  3. noun Goods stolen by force, or the act of taking them.

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