Meaning & use
Formalisation
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British spelling of 'formalization': the process of making something official, standardized, or structured according to a set of rules.
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The formalisation of the trade deal took nearly a year of negotiation.
Employees welcomed the formalisation of the remote-work policy.
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Common in British, Australian, and other non-American English; the '-isation' suffix parallels American '-ization'.
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