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“Fertilizers” or “Fertilisers”

Language

Fertilizers and fertilisers are both English terms.

Usage

Fertilizers is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while fertilisers 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
fertilizers 99 41 86 99 97 44 100 54 44 100 100 100
fertilisers 1 59 14 1 3 56 0 46 56 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "fertilizers" over "fertilisers" (99 to 1).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "fertilisers" over "fertilizers".
  • In India, there is a preference for "fertilizers" over "fertilisers" (86 to 14).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "fertilizers" over "fertilisers" (99 to 1).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "fertilizers" over "fertilisers" (97 to 3).
  • In Australia, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "fertilisers" over "fertilizers".
  • In Liberia, there is a preference for "fertilizers" over "fertilisers" (100 to 0).
  • In Ireland, there is a preference for "fertilizers" over "fertilisers" (54 to 46).
  • In New Zealand, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "fertilisers" over "fertilizers".
  • In Jamaica, there is a preference for "fertilizers" over "fertilisers" (100 to 0).
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "fertilizers" over "fertilisers" (100 to 0).
  • In Guyana, there is a preference for "fertilizers" over "fertilisers" (100 to 0).
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use fertilizers or fertilisers with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “fertilizers”

  • Broadcasting in 1980, Chemicals and Fertilizers in 1982, Steel, Mines &
  • Pollution from fertilizers and supplementary feeding raises nutrient
  • of the need for phosphatic fertilizers.
  • the water, and pesticides and fertilizers that seep into farmed soil
  • production of flower and garden fertilizers.
  • the continued overuse of agricultural fertilizers has led to the widespread
  • Used to make flour and fertilizers for the plants.
  • Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers (Chembur, Mumbai)
  • is often to apply chemical fertilizers, which leads to further water
  • the use of artificial chemical fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides.

Examples of “fertilisers”

  • Fertilisers (Temporary Control of Export) Act
  • of goods (including fuels and fertilisers).
  • require the use of artificial fertilisers or herbicides.
  • Fertilisers (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997
  • who make use of pesticides, fertilisers, gets a yield between 20
  • based and balanced use of fertilisers to enable farmers to realise
  • particular the effect of chemical fertilisers on commercial yield.
  • grassland which is unimproved by fertilisers.
  • transport of agricultural products and fertilisers ended in the early 1990s.
  • Fertilisers (Mammalian Meat and Bone Meal)


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