“Amortized” or “Amortised”

Language

Amortized and amortised are both English terms.

Usage

Amortized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while amortised is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
amortized	99	29	72	97	96	26	0	32	40	100	100	0
amortised	1	71	28	3	4	74	0	68	60	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "amortized" over "amortised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "amortised" over "amortized".
• In India, there is a preference for "amortized" over "amortised" (72 to 28).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "amortized" over "amortised" (97 to 3).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "amortized" over "amortised" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a 74 to 26 preference for "amortised" over "amortized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "amortized" and "amortised".
• In Ireland, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "amortised" over "amortized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 60 to 40 preference for "amortised" over "amortized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "amortized" over "amortised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "amortized" over "amortised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "amortized" and "amortised".

Examples

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