globalize

globalize
[[t]glo͟ʊbəlaɪz[/t]]
globalizes, globalizing, globalized
V-ERG
When industry globalizes or is globalized, companies from one country link with companies from another country in order to do business with them.

One way to lower costs will be to forge alliances with foreign companies or to expand internationally through appropriate takeovers - in short, to `globalise'. [Also V n]

Derived words:
globalization [[t]glo͟ʊbəlaɪze͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N-UNCOUNT

Trends toward the globalization of industry have dramatically affected food production in California.

(in BRIT, also use globalise)

English dictionary. 2008.

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  • globalize — glo‧bal‧ize [ˈgləʊbəlaɪz ǁ ˈgloʊ ] also globalise verb [intransitive, transitive] COMMERCE if a company, industry, or economy globalizes or is globalized, it no longer depends on conditions in one country, but on conditions all over the world: •… …   Financial and business terms

  • globalize — 1953, see GLOBALIZATION (Cf. globalization) …   Etymology dictionary

  • globalize — [glō′bəl īz΄] vt. globalized, globalizing to make global; esp., to organize or establish worldwide …   English World dictionary

  • globalize — UK [ˈɡləʊbəlaɪz] / US [ˈɡloʊbəˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms globalize : present tense I/you/we/they globalize he/she/it globalizes present participle globalizing past tense globalized past participle globalized 1) to make something become… …   English dictionary

  • globalize — globalization, n. /gloh beuh luyz /, v.t., globalized, globalizing. to extend to other or all parts of the globe; make worldwide: efforts to globalize the auto industry. Also, esp. Brit., globalise. [1940 45; GLOBAL + IZE] * * * …   Universalium

  • globalize — glob•al•ize [[t]ˈgloʊ bəˌlaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing cvb to extend to other or all parts of the globe; make worldwide: to globalize the auto industry[/ex] • Etymology: 1940–45 glob al•i•za′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

  • globalize — global ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the whole world; worldwide. 2) relating to or embracing the whole of something, or of a group of things. 3) Computing operating or applying through the whole of a file or program. DERIVATIVES globalist noun… …   English terms dictionary

  • globalize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1944 to make global; especially to make worldwide in scope or application …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • globalize — verb To make something global in scope. See Also: globalism, globalization …   Wiktionary

  • globalize — glo|bal|ize also globalise BrE [ˈgləubəlaız US ˈglou ] v [I and T] if a company, industry, or ↑economy globalizes or is globalized, it has business activities all over the world …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • globalize — glob|al|ize [ gloubə,laız ] verb transitive 1. ) to make something become generally accepted all over the world 2. ) to make a business begin operating all over the world …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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