Meager and meagre are both English terms.
Meager is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US
) while meagre 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
meager | 91 | 28 | 28 | 90 | 78 | 37 | 0 | 35 | 48 | 50 | 33 | 0 |
meagre | 9 | 72 | 72 | 10 | 22 | 63 | 0 | 65 | 52 | 50 | 67 | 0 |
Below, we provide some examples of when to use meager or meagre with sample sentences.
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