extractive

[ ik-strak-tiv ]

adjective

1. tending or serving to extract, or based upon extraction:

   coal, oil, copper, and other extractive industries.

2. capable of being extracted, as from the earth:

   extractive fuels.

3. of, relating to, or involving extraction:

   extractive surgery.

4. of or of the nature of an extract.

noun

1. something extracted.

Other Words From

• nonex·tractive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of extractive¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; extract + -ive

Example Sentences

By contrast, countries that develop “extractive institutions”—ones that squeeze resources from the wider population “to benefit the elites”—experience persistently low levels of economic growth and a reduced standard of living.

From Slate

“Through these interwoven stories I believe we present a very compelling narrative of a movement happening in tribal nations right now to reassert their sovereignty by reestablishing food ways that were taken away from them by the colonial extractive government of the United States,” Rawal said.

From Salon

"This is a tragic failure of our government, of powerful institutions in our nation, of extractive colonial capitalism itself which uses astronomical concentrations of wealth to pay off the media and politicians, allowing the public to blithely go on day after day without appropriate climate urgency," Kalmus said.

From Salon

Also, too many allow destructive extractive industries to operate, limiting the benefits of any protection.

From Salon

That people have soured on Silicon Valley’s apparent desire to monetize human creativity in as many ways as possible, from extractive streaming arrangements to harvesting human-made art as A.I.-training material?

From New York Times