DictionaryAI

globalisation

noun
UKgloh-buh-ly-ZAY-shuhn/ˌɡləʊ.bə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/USgloh-buh-li-ZAY-shuhn/ˌɡloʊ.bə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Pluralglobalisations

US spellingglobalization · also used in the UK

1 meaning of globalisation

Practice

  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The way countries around the world become more and more connected, especially through trade and business.

    Because of globalisation, teenagers in Leeds and Seoul often listen to the same music.

    Cheap flights and the internet have made globalisation happen much faster.

    UsageUsually used without the, except for one particular kind, as in the globalisation of trade.

    Similarinternationalisation

Use it in a sentence

Write your own sentence with globalisation, and AI will tell you whether it fits and which meaning you used.

Origin

It is made from the word global with the ending -isation. The economist Theodore Levitt made it popular.

Checked 5 Nov 2026 · 3 facts