“Nationalized” or “Nationalised”

Language

Nationalized and nationalised are both English terms.

Usage

Nationalized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while nationalised 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
nationalized	92	8	17	100	78	25	0	27	0	100	0	0
nationalised	8	92	83	0	22	75	0	73	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "nationalized" over "nationalised" (92 to 8).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 92 to 8 preference for "nationalised" over "nationalized".
• In India, there is a 83 to 17 preference for "nationalised" over "nationalized".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "nationalized" over "nationalised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "nationalized" over "nationalised" (78 to 22).
• In Australia, there is a 75 to 25 preference for "nationalised" over "nationalized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "nationalized" and "nationalised".
• In Ireland, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "nationalised" over "nationalized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "nationalised" over "nationalized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "nationalized" over "nationalised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "nationalized" and "nationalised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "nationalized" and "nationalised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use nationalized or nationalised with sample sentences.

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