“Nationalize” or “Nationalise”

Language

Nationalize and nationalise are both English terms.

Usage

Nationalize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while nationalise 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
nationalize	97	10	36	100	85	24	0	0	0	0	0	0
nationalise	3	90	64	0	15	76	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "nationalize" over "nationalise" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 90 to 10 preference for "nationalise" over "nationalize".
• In India, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "nationalise" over "nationalize".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "nationalize" over "nationalise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "nationalize" over "nationalise" (85 to 15).
• In Australia, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "nationalise" over "nationalize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "nationalize" and "nationalise".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "nationalise" over "nationalize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "nationalise" over "nationalize".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "nationalize" and "nationalise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "nationalize" and "nationalise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "nationalize" and "nationalise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use nationalize or nationalise with sample sentences.

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