“Finalization” or “Finalisation”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 4 prefer “finalization” and 2 prefer “finalisation”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	finalization	finalisation	Preference
United States	97	3	“finalization”
United Kingdom	25	75	“finalisation”
India	57	43	“finalization”
Philippines	93	7	“finalization”
Canada	58	42	“finalization”
Australia	7	93	“finalisation”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	0	0	Not enough data
New Zealand	0	0	Not enough data
Jamaica	0	0	Not enough data
Trinidad & Tobago	0	0	Not enough data
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“finalization”

…approach and that following the finalization of border demarcations.
Finalization of Harvest Strategies for AFMA's…
…would be made until the finalization of the script.
The finalization of the device (prototype) in…
…the bill was changed before finalization due to “fear, on the…
For DVD+R a finalization step is required in order…
…news stories following the agreement finalization on the first of November…
Finalization of the southern boundary came…
Finalization of plans
…their designated invasion points pending finalization of the five-month-long undeclared war…

“finalisation”

The timing uncertainty of finalisation of the take over was…
Since the finalisation of MPEG-1 Audio and MPEG-2…
…large ceremony to celebrate the finalisation of major works.
…functions include the revision and finalisation of the federal budget, enforcement…
…25 September 2015 and the finalisation of the TPP a week…
The finalisation is planned to be in
…album, but never made the finalisation of the track list.
…in the JV were the "finalisation of the organisational structure of…
Gandhi exchanged letters over the finalisation of the motto for the
• HMRC adjusting awards after finalisation, often going back several years,…

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