“Subsidize” or “Subsidise”

Language

Subsidize and subsidise are both English terms.

Usage

Subsidize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while subsidise 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
subsidize	97	19	57	90	92	19	0	0	27	0	0	0
subsidise	3	81	43	10	8	81	0	100	73	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "subsidize" over "subsidise" (97 to 3).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "subsidise" over "subsidize".
• In India, there is a preference for "subsidize" over "subsidise" (57 to 43).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "subsidize" over "subsidise" (90 to 10).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "subsidize" over "subsidise" (92 to 8).
• In Australia, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "subsidise" over "subsidize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "subsidize" and "subsidise".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "subsidise" over "subsidize".
• In New Zealand, there is a 73 to 27 preference for "subsidise" over "subsidize".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "subsidize" and "subsidise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "subsidize" and "subsidise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "subsidize" and "subsidise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use subsidize or subsidise with sample sentences.

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