“Subsidized” or “Subsidised”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 5 prefer “subsidized” and 5 prefer “subsidised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	subsidized	subsidised	Preference
United States	99	1	“subsidized”
United Kingdom	28	72	“subsidised”
India	46	54	“subsidised”
Philippines	93	7	“subsidized”
Canada	96	4	“subsidized”
Australia	11	89	“subsidised”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	23	77	“subsidised”
New Zealand	19	81	“subsidised”
Jamaica	100	0	“subsidized”
Trinidad & Tobago	100	0	“subsidized”
Guyana	0	0	Not enough data

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“subsidized”

…smuggled food, cigarettes and commodities, subsidized by the government, from Syria…
…Lebanon are tax-deductible and thus subsidized by the German State's tax
…Centre Orchestra, a fully government subsidized ensemble and the only such…
…government provision of private goods (subsidized food or health care) may…
…of Cape Air to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at…
…felt exploited and felt the subsidized housing would become a problem…
Passenger service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service…
…only inter-county service can be subsidized by Bridge tolls.
Subsidized housing and racialized neighborhoods
JRC also subsidized AVR through procurement and disposal…

“subsidised”

…built and 8,000 children received subsidised school meals.
…number of affordable units and subsidised them with market rate units.
…the Queensland Government for a subsidised loan.
…both second homes, which were subsidised by taxpayers.
…that Mr Stauder, who received subsidised butter under an EU welfare…
…by national carriers, which were subsidised to various degrees by their…
…the time the route was subsidised by Cumbria County Council and…
…Families and the 20 hours subsidised early-childhood plan; and higher numbers…
…projects in Telangana and better subsidised electricity given to farmers of
…1902, and its construction was subsidised by all ranks of the

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