“Subsidized” or “Subsidised”

Language

Subsidized and subsidised are both English terms.

Usage

Subsidized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while subsidised 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
subsidized	99	28	46	93	96	11	0	23	19	100	100	0
subsidised	1	72	54	7	4	89	0	77	81	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "subsidized" over "subsidised" (99 to 1).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 72 to 28 preference for "subsidised" over "subsidized".
• In India, there is a 54 to 46 preference for "subsidised" over "subsidized".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "subsidized" over "subsidised" (93 to 7).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "subsidized" over "subsidised" (96 to 4).
• In Australia, there is a 89 to 11 preference for "subsidised" over "subsidized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "subsidized" and "subsidised".
• In Ireland, there is a 77 to 23 preference for "subsidised" over "subsidized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "subsidised" over "subsidized".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "subsidized" over "subsidised" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "subsidized" over "subsidised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "subsidized" and "subsidised".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use subsidized or subsidised with sample sentences.

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