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to exploit
To ruthlessly take advantage of people's labor by giving them too much work for too little pay. The term has a strongly negative meaning and implies injustice.
Die Firma wurde beschuldigt, ihre Arbeiter in den Fabriken auszubeuten.
The company was accused of exploiting its workers in the factories.
to exploit
To use natural resources such as raw materials or land intensively and to the point of exhaustion. This often happens without regard for ecological consequences.
Wenn wir die Bodenschätze weiter so ausbeuten, sind sie bald erschöpft.
If we continue to exploit the mineral resources like this, they will soon be depleted.
'Ausbeuten' (to exploit) is a separable verb. The prefix 'aus-' separates from the verb in main clauses and comes at the end of the sentence.
Manche Unternehmen beuten ihre Praktikanten systematisch aus.
Some companies systematically exploit their interns.
The word 'ausbeuten' (to exploit) has a strongly negative connotation in both meanings. It always implies ruthless and unfair exploitation for one's own benefit.
Es ist moralisch falsch, die Notlage anderer Menschen auszubeuten.
It is morally wrong to exploit other people's hardship.
You can recognize the exact meaning from the object of the sentence. If it refers to people, e.g. 'Arbeiter' (workers), it is about labor. If it refers to things, e.g. 'Rohstoffe' (raw materials), it is about natural resources.
Die Kolonialmächte beuteten die besetzten Länder aus.
The colonial powers exploited the occupied countries.
When it is about people, 'ausbeuten' (to exploit) is often used in contexts such as 'Arbeiter ausbeuten' (to exploit workers), 'Mitarbeiter ausbeuten' (to exploit employees), or 'Praktikanten ausbeuten' (to exploit interns).
Die Gewerkschaft kämpft dagegen, dass die Angestellten ausgebeutet werden.
The union is fighting against employees being exploited.
to gut / exclude / rip off
Ausnehmen means colloquially taking money from someone unfairly, for example by charging an excessive fee. Ausbeuten, by contrast, refers to ruthlessly taking advantage of someone's labor, typically by demanding a lot of work for too little pay. Use ausnehmen for a specific financial loss and ausbeuten for unjust working conditions.
Die Firma beutet den Arbeiter mit langen Schichten und sehr wenig Lohn aus.
The company exploits the worker with long shifts and very low pay.
Die Firma nimmt den Arbeiter mit einer erfundenen Vermittlungsgebühr aus.
The company rips off the worker with a made-up placement fee.
