MotionShine01 / Cheques
Words and a fraction
On a cheque the amount is written in words with the cents as a fraction: one hundred twenty dollars and 50/100.
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Number to words, for cheques and more.
Type a number and see it written out in English words, ready for a cheque, an invoice, a legal document or homework. Choose plain words, an ordinal like twenty-first, or cheque style with the currency and the cents as a fraction. Use the British "one hundred and five", and the Indian system of lakh and crore. Even very long numbers stay exact.
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How to write amounts
The way cheques want it.
02 / Hyphens
Twenty-one, not twenty one
Numbers from twenty-one to ninety-nine take a hyphen when written out, which the converter adds.
03 / Lakh and crore
Indian numbering
In India, Bangladesh and nearby, 1,00,000 is one lakh and 1,00,00,000 one crore; switch the number system to write it that way.
Questions
Good to know.
How do I write 1,250 in words?
One thousand two hundred fifty. With British style: one thousand two hundred and fifty.
How do I write an amount on a cheque?
Write the dollars in words and the cents as a fraction over 100, for example one hundred twenty-five dollars and 50/100. Pick Cheque style to get it ready.
Do I use "and" in numbers?
In American English "and" usually marks only the decimal point on cheques; British English uses it after hundred, as in one hundred and five. Tick British "and" for that.
What is a lakh and a crore?
A lakh is 100,000 and a crore is 10,000,000. Choose Lakh, crore to write numbers the Indian way.
How big can the number be?
Up to the decillions in the international system, exact to the last digit.