globalglo·bal /ˈgləʊbəlˈgloʊ-/ adjectiveadj1including and considering all the parts of a situation together, rather than the individual parts separatelyThe auditor’s report takes a global view of the figures.
2ECONOMICSaffecting or involving the whole worldInformation and money are becoming increasingly global.
Global banks must be able to serve the financing needs of corporations, big and small, anywhere in the world.
We need to reduce operating costs in the face of increased global competition.
The US competes in a global market and can’t ignore interest rates in other countries.
3go globalCOMMERCE if a company or industry goes global, it starts doing business all over the worldThe design agency went global in the 90s and today deals with all the Japanese, German and U.S. car makers.
—globally adverbadvThe Wall Street Journal has learned to think globally while operating regionally.