globalizationnoun [ U ]
UK usually globalisation uk/ˌɡləʊ.bəl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɡloʊ.bəl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/C1 the increase of trade around the world, especially by large companies producing and trading goods in many different countries:
We must take advantage of the increased globalization of the commodity trading business.
a situation in which available goods and services, or social and cultural influences, gradually become similar in all parts of the world:
the globalization of fashion/American youth culture
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