“Privatizing” or “Privatising”

Language

Privatizing and privatising are both English terms.

Usage

Privatizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while privatising 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
privatizing	95	9	33	100	95	15	0	0	0	0	0	0
privatising	5	91	67	0	5	85	0	0	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "privatizing" over "privatising" (95 to 5).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 91 to 9 preference for "privatising" over "privatizing".
• In India, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "privatising" over "privatizing".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "privatizing" over "privatising" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "privatizing" over "privatising" (95 to 5).
• In Australia, there is a 85 to 15 preference for "privatising" over "privatizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "privatizing" and "privatising".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "privatizing" and "privatising".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "privatizing" and "privatising".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "privatizing" and "privatising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "privatizing" and "privatising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "privatizing" and "privatising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use privatizing or privatising with sample sentences.

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