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“Equalizing” or “Equalising”

Language

Equalizing and equalising are both English terms.

Usage

Equalizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while equalising 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
equalizing 98 32 60 100 100 42 0 42 0 0 0 0
equalising 2 68 40 0 0 58 0 58 0 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "equalizing" over "equalising" (98 to 2).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "equalising" over "equalizing".
  • In India, there is a preference for "equalizing" over "equalising" (60 to 40).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "equalizing" over "equalising" (100 to 0).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "equalizing" over "equalising" (100 to 0).
  • In Australia, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "equalising" over "equalizing".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "equalizing" and "equalising".
  • In Ireland, there is a 58 to 42 preference for "equalising" over "equalizing".
  • In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "equalizing" and "equalising".
  • In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "equalizing" and "equalising".
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "equalizing" and "equalising".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "equalizing" and "equalising".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use equalizing or equalising with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “equalizing”

  • next season, Storbæk scored the equalizing goal on a penalty kick
  • goal in the premier league, equalizing the scores in a match
  • the inclusion of informal training, equalizing educational opportunities, and relating the
  • financing, with its emphasis on equalizing money resources, merely exaggerates differences
  • minute, a minute after Marković equalizing the match.
  • position of the second category, equalizing with Aris Piraeus (Kokkinias), but
  • Soviet Union, and against the "equalizing" of various crimes in the
  • Molino, gave Orlando City the equalizing goal.
  • However, after equalizing and in the league matches,
  • Kerkyra on 14 August 2014 equalizing Javito's early goal.

Examples of “equalising”

  • followed this up with the equalising goal in a 3–1 win
  • 2–1, with Freedman scoring the equalising goal.
  • a corner, with Laurent Depoitre equalising for the visitors in the
  • he erred on Andriy Shevchenko's equalising goal.
  • created the Republic of Ireland's equalising goal in their 2–1 win.
  • the point of view of equalising piston thrusts and arrangement of
  • in which he scored Aldershot's equalising goal on 36 minutes from
  • his competitive debut, with the equalising goal in a 1–1 draw
  • 20 September 2014, scoring an equalising goal on his debut.
  • on a good wicket and equalising the series.


(Examples are Wikipedia snippets under the CC ShareAlike 3.0 license.)


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