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“Equalization” or “Equalisation”

Equalization is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while equalisation is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “equalization” and 4 prefer “equalisation”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country equalization equalisation Preference
United States 100 0 “equalization”
United Kingdom 26 74 “equalisation”
India 61 39 “equalization”
Philippines 100 0 “equalization”
Canada 98 2 “equalization”
Australia 28 72 “equalisation”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 34 66 “equalisation”
New Zealand 41 59 “equalisation”
Jamaica 0 0 Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 Not enough data
Guyana 0 0 Not enough data
Usage

Examples in context

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“equalization”

  • Equalization among jurisdictions
  • "Legal Equalization of the Mentally Retarded Person…
  • …on track to reach an equalization of its social and political…
  • …Assembly, Senate, and Board of Equalization district boundaries from elected representatives…
  • Equalization payments
  • …the California State Board of Equalization in 2006 when Republican incumbent…
  • Equalization (communications), specific to communications systems
  • of Equalization,
  • Equalization (audio), specific to audio signals…
  • Property tax equalization

“equalisation”

  • Petroleum Equalisation Fund
  • Between equalisation and marginalisation: part-time work in
  • …under charge), temperature-based voltage compensation, equalisation attempts or continuous trickle charging.
  • Age of consent equalisation (2000)
  • …but in any case, as equalisation between the two halves of…
  • Industry privileges under the special equalisation scheme were extended to include…
  • …or processed using reverb or equalisation.
  • …within the rules, have an equalisation mechanism and that needs to…
  • …of Zobel networks is as equalisation filters.
  • …of £1.68 million and tax equalisation reserves of £450,000.

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