“Subsidizing” or “Subsidising”

Language

Subsidizing and subsidising are both English terms.

Usage

Subsidizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while subsidising 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
subsidizing	96	14	57	100	100	16	0	0	0	0	0	0
subsidising	4	86	43	0	0	84	0	0	100	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "subsidizing" over "subsidising" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 86 to 14 preference for "subsidising" over "subsidizing".
• In India, there is a preference for "subsidizing" over "subsidising" (57 to 43).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "subsidizing" over "subsidising" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "subsidizing" over "subsidising" (100 to 0).
• In Australia, there is a 84 to 16 preference for "subsidising" over "subsidizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "subsidizing" and "subsidising".
• In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "subsidizing" and "subsidising".
• In New Zealand, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "subsidising" over "subsidizing".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "subsidizing" and "subsidising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "subsidizing" and "subsidising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "subsidizing" and "subsidising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use subsidizing or subsidising with sample sentences.

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