Which word refers to selfish utilization of someone's work or abuse to gain advantage?

• A. Exploitation
• B. Expansion
• C. Export
• D. Exposure

Answer: (A)

Exploitation is taking selfish advantage of someone’s work or resources to gain an edge, often at that person’s expense. It captures the idea of benefiting from another’s effort in an unfair or abusive way, such as paying workers little while reaping large profits or using someone’s ideas without proper credit. The other options don’t fit this sense: expansion is about growth, export is about sending goods to another country, and exposure means being subjected to something or made visible, none of which inherently involve taking advantage of someone else’s work.