“Monopolize” or “Monopolise”

Language

Monopolize and monopolise are both English terms.

Usage

Monopolize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while monopolise 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
monopolize	98	34	74	100	90	39	0	0	0	0	0	0
monopolise	2	66	26	0	10	61	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "monopolize" over "monopolise" (98 to 2).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 66 to 34 preference for "monopolise" over "monopolize".
• In India, there is a preference for "monopolize" over "monopolise" (74 to 26).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "monopolize" over "monopolise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "monopolize" over "monopolise" (90 to 10).
• In Australia, there is a 61 to 39 preference for "monopolise" over "monopolize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolize" and "monopolise".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolize" and "monopolise".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolize" and "monopolise".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolize" and "monopolise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolize" and "monopolise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "monopolize" and "monopolise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use monopolize or monopolise with sample sentences.

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