global
/ˈgləʊbəl/ adjectiveDefinition
› including or affecting the whole world: The President argued that technology and his energy plans "will help us to confront the serious challenge of global climate change." a global catastrophe/problem
› considering or relating to all parts of a situation or subject: This report gives a global picture of the company's finances.
go global › to start operating in countries all over the world: The firm made its bid to go global by taking over a leading American electronics distributor.
globally adverb › The company has to be able to compete globally.(Definition of global adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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