What is it?
Number to Words turns amounts into words for cheques, invoices and forms, one amount per line.
Who is it for?
Anyone writing cheques, accountants and shopkeepers writing invoices and receipts, office staff preparing vouchers and agreements, and students learning to write numbers in words.
Write a cheque amount
- Type the amount, for example
15000.50. Commas are fine. - Set Number system to Indian for rupees, or International for dollars, euros and others.
- Set Write as to Cheque: Rupees … Paise Only (or Dollars and Cents).
- Copy the words onto the cheque and draw a line after “Only”.
Lakh and crore, or million and billion?
10,00,000 is ten lakh in Indian style and one million in international style: the same amount. Use the style your bank and country use.
It says “not a number”
Remove currency signs and letters such as ₹, Rs or /-. Spaces, commas and one decimal point are allowed.
Worked examples
- 2,45,600 (Indian) = two lakh forty-five thousand six hundred.
- 245600 (international) = two hundred forty-five thousand six hundred.
- 1,25,000.50 as a rupee cheque = Rupees One Lakh Twenty-Five Thousand And Fifty Paise Only.
Writing a cheque correctly
- Write the amount in figures in the box, starting close to the ₹ sign so nothing can be added: ₹1,25,000.50.
- Write the words on the line after “Rupees”, starting at the very beginning of the line.
- End with “Only” and draw a line to the end of the space.
- If words and figures differ, banks may return the cheque. Check both before signing.
Common questions
- “Lakh” or “lac”? Both are understood; “lakh” is the standard spelling.
- Should “and” be used? British and Indian writing often say “one hundred and five”; American style leaves it out. Banks accept either.
- Paise with one digit? 0.5 means 50 paise, not 5.
Related: Invoice Generator prints amounts in words on invoices.
Tool: Number to Words
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