“Finalized” or “Finalised”

Language

Finalized and finalised are both English terms.

Usage

Finalized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while finalised 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
finalized	98	19	60	93	91	16	0	18	23	0	0	0
finalised	2	81	40	7	9	84	0	82	77	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "finalized" over "finalised" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "finalised" over "finalized".
• In India, there is a preference for "finalized" over "finalised" (60 to 40).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "finalized" over "finalised" (93 to 7).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "finalized" over "finalised" (91 to 9).
• In Australia, there is a 84 to 16 preference for "finalised" over "finalized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "finalized" and "finalised".
• In Ireland, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "finalised" over "finalized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "finalised" over "finalized".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "finalized" and "finalised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "finalized" and "finalised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "finalized" and "finalised".

Examples

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