ex·trac·tive
ik-ˈstrak-tiv 
ˈek-ˌstrak-
1
a
: of, relating to, or involving extraction
b
: tending toward or resulting in withdrawal of natural resources by extraction with no provision for replenishment
extractive agriculture
2
: capable of being extracted
extractively
adverb
: something extracted or extractable : extract
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The filmmaking process is very extractive in that way.
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Since passage of Section 1504, 30 other countries have passed similar disclosure rules for the extractives sector.
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Adjective
The violence of tourism—subtle and not so subtle—is the aftereffect of colonialism in an economy developed still to be extractive and to persist in forcing the local people into new forms of servitude.
—Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 26 Sep. 2024
The filmmaking process is very extractive in that way.
—Zeba Blay, Them, 6 Sep. 2024
Noun
The filing also discusses the company's strategy of employing advanced brine extractive technology methodologies and its ongoing talks with extraction providers.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Since passage of Section 1504, 30 other countries have passed similar disclosure rules for the extractives sector.
—Kate Bateman, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2017
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“Extractive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extractive. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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extractive
1 of 2 adjective
ex·trac·tive
ik-ˈstrak-tiv, ˈek-ˌ
: of, relating to, or involving extraction
extractive processes
extractive
2 of 2 noun
: something extracted or extractable : extract
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