Spanish Conversation · Level 123
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Spanish word
globalizar
Pronunciation
IPA/gloβaliˈθaɾ/
Meaning
- verbglobalize
Example
Muchas empresas globalizan sus operaciones.
Many companies globalize their operations.
More examples
Una tienda pequeña puede globalizar su negocio vendiendo en línea.
A small shop can globalize its business by selling online.
Core concept
Corporate network spreading across a globe.
Common phrases
globalizar el mercado
globalize the market
globalizar el negocio
globalize the business
Similar words
expandir: Grows a company's business by increasing market reach, capacity, or sales.
internacionalizar: Modifies domestic systems and offerings so they can operate abroad.
exportar: Ships and sells domestically produced products to buyers in other countries.
establecerse: Opens a physical office or branch abroad and starts local business there.
Definition in Spanish
Hacer que actividades, empresas o productos funcionen y se conecten a escala mundial.
Word origin
The verb is formed by adding the Spanish suffix -izar to the adjective global, which traces back to Latin globus 'sphere'.
Usage tips
- Used primarily with companies, markets, operations, or products, and using it for a person's character sounds odd; processes that become worldwide often appear as globalizarse.
Other meanings
- internationalizeverb
Opposites
- localizarlocalizeverb
- regionalizarregionalizeverb
Related words
- globalizaciónglobalizationnoun
- globalizadoglobalizedadjective
- globalmentegloballyadverb