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January 08, 2022 Word of the Day

globalize /ˈgloʊbəˌlaɪz/ verb
globalize
/ˈgloʊbəˌlaɪz/
verb

globalizes; globalized; globalizing

As companies globalize, their shipping costs tend to increase.
As companies globalize, their shipping costs tend to increase.
Definition of GLOBALIZE

1 [+ object] : to make (something) cover, involve, or affect the entire world

  • The economy has become globalized.

  • globalize a company's operations

2 [no object] of a business : to begin to operate throughout the world

  • The company is planning to globalize.

globalization /ˌgloʊbələˈzeɪʃən/ noun [noncount]

  • the globalization of the economy/company

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