“Privatized” or “Privatised”

Language

Privatized and privatised are both English terms.

Usage

Privatized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while privatised 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
privatized	94	5	17	100	88	11	0	0	0	0	0	0
privatised	6	95	83	0	12	89	0	100	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "privatized" over "privatised" (94 to 6).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 95 to 5 preference for "privatised" over "privatized".
• In India, there is a 83 to 17 preference for "privatised" over "privatized".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "privatized" over "privatised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "privatized" over "privatised" (88 to 12).
• In Australia, there is a 89 to 11 preference for "privatised" over "privatized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "privatized" and "privatised".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "privatised" over "privatized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "privatised" over "privatized".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "privatized" and "privatised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "privatized" and "privatised".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "privatized" and "privatised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use privatized or privatised with sample sentences.

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