What is the correct way to write a range of dollar figures?
2011年8月15日 · What is the best way to express the range from $4.5 billion to $5.2 billion? Is the following correct? ... between $4.5 and $5.2 billion ...
Mixing use of K for thousands and MM for millions
2014年7月3日 · I worked in banking for 27 years (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Bank of America), and my experience in financial services was that M and MM were consistently used …
Does the currency sign (¤) go before, or after the amount?
2020年10月29日 · Because it is a generic currency sign, it depends on what currency and in what country it is being used in. For example, in euros, it would be €23 or ¤23 but in american …
numbers - What are the correct abbreviations for millions, billions …
I've found answers on the web but also got conflicting answers from financial professionals (coworkers). In metric, you'd use M (mega) for million, G (giga) for billion and T (tera) for …
Should it be 10 US$ or US$ 10? - English Language & Usage Stack …
2011年5月21日 · If you're going to use a symbol rather than spell out the currency's name, you should always put the currency symbol directly to the left of the digits: "$10" and never "10 $".
Correct use of "circa" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2011年8月11日 · I understand the use of circa / c. as it applies to approximating dates. However, I have a writer who (over)uses the word in other contexts. Examples: ... from circa early 1990s …
Money vs Monies - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Garner in Modern American Usage has a good entry on this. He says: While money generally functions in collective senses (we made a lot of money on that deal), moneys is frequently …
What word describes a person who signs an official document?
M-W (sign): a : to affix a signature to : ratify or attest by hand or seal sign a bill into law, sign a confession b : to assign or convey formally signed over his property to his brother c : to write …
word choice - Funds or Money? - Funds or Money? - English …
A sum of money or other resources set aside for a specific purpose: a pension fund. b. funds: Available money; ready cash: short on funds. I would add that the use of 'funds' rather than …
idioms - "Money for rope" ... meaning and derivation? - English ...
2010年12月16日 · the saying money for old rope is derived from days in the workhouse, workers where given damaged, and used rope to pick into strands which would then be re spun into …