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5.11 Money
Sums of money are usually expressed in numerals, except when they refer to round or indefinite amounts or are used in a formal or legal context:
- $5.98/m2
- a fare of 75¢
- a few thousand dollars
- a twenty-dollar bill
- Payments shall be made in equal instalments of two hundred and thirty dollars per month.
Use the following forms:
- 65¢ or $0.65 or 65 cents not $.65 or .65¢
- two million dollars or $2 million or $2 000 000 or $2,000,0001
- a two-million dollar loan
- $100 not $100. or $100.00 (when standing alone)
- five dollars or $5 not 5 dollars
- $5 worth or five dollars’ worth
The abbreviations B for billion, M for million and K for thousand are often encountered, especially in newspaper headlines. Avoid them in formal writing. Note that there is no space between the numeral and the letter:
- Foreign aid reduced by $5B in budget
When dollar amounts are used with SI symbols, the following forms are required:
- $11.50/m2 not $11.50/square metre
- $3.99/kg not 3.99/kilogram or $3.99/kilo
- 98¢/L not 98¢ per litre
Place the dollar sign before the numeral in question.
For representation of dollar amounts in Canadian and other currencies, see 5.26 Other considerations.
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- 1 See 5.09 Decimal fractions, Note 2.
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