“Finalize” or “Finalise”

Language

Finalize and finalise are both English terms.

Usage

Finalize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while finalise 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
finalize	98	32	82	91	87	21	0	41	35	0	0	0
finalise	2	68	18	9	13	79	0	59	65	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "finalize" over "finalise" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "finalise" over "finalize".
• In India, there is a preference for "finalize" over "finalise" (82 to 18).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "finalize" over "finalise" (91 to 9).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "finalize" over "finalise" (87 to 13).
• In Australia, there is a 79 to 21 preference for "finalise" over "finalize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "finalize" and "finalise".
• In Ireland, there is a 59 to 41 preference for "finalise" over "finalize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "finalise" over "finalize".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "finalize" and "finalise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "finalize" and "finalise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "finalize" and "finalise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use finalize or finalise with sample sentences.

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