a.

Dollars
1. Add the $ sign at all times if spoken.
Spoken Transcribe
Were up ffty million dollars in
the quarter.
Were up $50 million in the
quarter.
We spent seventy thousand
dollars on that this quarter.
We spent $70000 on that this
quarter.
!o thats the year"over"year
di#eren$e of a negative million
dollars.
!o thats the year"over"year
di#eren$e of a negative $1
million.
a million dollars $1
million
a %illion dollars $1
%illion
&. 'f the (ord )dollars* is not spoken do not in$lude the $ sign
unless you are 100+ $ertain dollars is (hat is %eing referen$ed.
,erify (ith the $ompanys press release other flings and other
valid sour$es to determine (hat the num%er is.
Spoken Transcribe
-here (ere one hundred ffteen
thousand one hundred thirty one
shares worth ten thousand forty
fve traded.
-here (ere 1151.1 shares (orth
$100/5 traded.
.. When $urren$ies are used as modifers use digits (hen referring
to spe$if$ num%ers.
Spoken Transcribe
-hats a si0ty four dollar
question1
-hats a $2/ question1
-hats a million dollar question1 -hats a million dollar question1
/. !pell out $urren$y measures that are vague and non"spe$if$.
Spoken Transcribe
-hats a million dollar ans(er1 -hats a million dollar ans(er1
-hat should set us %a$k a $ouple
of hundred million dollars.
-hat should set us %a$k a $ouple
of hundred million dollars.
5. -rans$ri%e the (ord )%u$ks* into dollars.
Spoken Transcribe
a million %u$ks $1 million
&0 thousand %u$ks $&0000
2. -rans$ri%e )k* 3indi$ating )kilo* 4 thousand5 as spoken. 6se the
lo(er $ase k. 7or fgures (ith )k* do not a80 $urren$y sym%ol
unless spoken.
Spoken Transcribe
fve hundred kaye 500k
100 kaye 100k
7. -rans$ri%e )grand* 3slang9 a thousand dollars5 in digits.
Spoken Transcribe
:e %ought a $ar for fve grand. :e %ought a $ar for $5000.
&0 ;s $&0000
1is (orth .0 grand1 1is (orth $.00001
b.Cents
1. -rans$ri%e $urren$ies less than $1 as $0.00.
Spoken Transcribe
We hope to earn seventy"nine to
eighty"nine $ents.
We hope to earn $0.7< to $0.=<.
1three"tenths of a $ent $0.00.
1eight point ffty eight $ents $0.0=5=
1seven pennies $0.07
7ifty t(o $ents is our guidan$e
for >?! this quarter.
$0.5& is our guidan$e for >?! this
quarter.
>?! fell three and a half $ents. >?! fell $0.0.5.
1is /&2 $ents. 1is $/.&2.
-hree tenths
4 0..
0.. of one
$ent 4 0.. 0
0.01
0.00.
>ight point ffty
eight
4 =.5=
=.5= of one
$ent 4 =.5=
0 0.01
0.0=5
=
&. -rans$ri%e $ents as part of a dollar fgure (hen more than $1.
$1..& is our estimate.
@ur retail on that is no( $&<.<<.
Auart
er
Bime Ci$ke
l
?enn
y
&5
$ents
10
$ents
5
$ents
1
$ent
$0.&5 $0.10 $0.05 $0.0
1
.. 7or penny ni$kel dime and quarter trans$ri%e in digits unless
part of an idiomati$ e0pression.
Spoken Transcribe
>le$tri$ity $osts rose %y a ni$kel
per kilo(att hour.
>le$tri$ity $osts rose %y $0.05
per kilo(att hour.
@ur >?! dropped to a dime this
quarter.
@ur >?! dropped to $0.10 this
quarter.
/. When speaker mentions )ni$kels* )dimes* )quarters* and
)pennies* 3i.e. plural form5 trans$ri%e these as spoken.
Spoken Transcribe
Cumerous pro%lems plagued the
$oinage of ni$kels through the
middle of the &0th $entury.
Cumerous pro%lems plagued the
$oinage of ni$kels through the
middle of the &0th $entury.
-rans$ri%e in digits if a spe$if$ num%er is atta$hed
to pennies ni$kels dimes and quarters 3i.e. plural
form5.
Spoken Transcribe
@ur >?! (as seven
pennies per share.
@ur >?! (as $0.07 per
share.
1fve ni$kels1 $0.&5
5. )Dents on the dollar* is a phrase that means per$entage of the
original or full value. -herefore )100 $ents on the dollar* means
100+ of the full value (hile )50 $ents on the dollar* (ould mean
)50+ of the full value*. 7or this type of phrase trans$ri%e the
num%er in digits and )$ents on the dollar* as spoken.
Spoken Transcribe
>ven su%sidiEed %uyers (ont
likely %e (illing to pay any(here
near one hundred $ents on the
dollar for these loans.
>ven su%sidiEed %uyers (ont
likely %e (illing to pay any(here
near 100 $ents on the dollar for
these loans.
2. Durren$y 'dioms. -rans$ri%e as spoken (hen )dime quarter
penny ni$kel* or any monetary unit is used as an idiom.
Spoken Transcribe
-hats ni$kels and dimes for us1 -hats ni$kels and dimes for us1
A penny for your thoughts1 A penny for your thoughts1
1put in oneFs t(o $ents 3(orth5 1put in oneFs t(o $ents 3(orth5
1%ang for the %u$k 1%ang for the %u$k
1a dime a doEen 1a dime a doEen
Mikos you look like a million
dollars1
Mikos you look like a million
dollars1
1sound as a dollar 1sound as a dollar
c. Foreign Currencies
1. 7or AGG foreign $urren$ies e0$ept dollars use the alpha%eti$
$odes in the ta%le %elo( at all times.
Examples of Non-Dollar Currencies
Countr!
"egion
Curre
nc
#lural $lphab
etic
Co%e
Spoken Transcribe%
HraEil real reais HIG 15 million real HIG 15
million
Dhina renmin
%i
renmin
%i
IJHK 1/ %illion
renmin%i
IJH 1/
%illion
Dhina yuan yuan DCL . million yuan DCL . million
Benmark krone kroner BMM 1.5 %illion kroner BMM 1.5
%illion
>urope euro euros >6I 50 million euros >6I 50
million
'ndia rupee rupees 'CI 15 %illion rupees 'CI 15 %illion
Napan yen yen N?L &/000 yen N?L &/000
Morea (on (on MIW &/ %illion Morean
(on
MIW &/
%illion
Je0i$o peso pesos JOC . Je0i$an pesos JOC .
Cor(ay krone kroner C@M 157000 kroner C@M 157000
?hilippine
s
peso pesos ?:? /5000 pesos ?:? /5000
!outh
Afri$a
rand rand PAI 2& million rand PAI 2&
million
!(eden krona kronor !>M &/.< %illion
kronor
!>M &/.<
%illion
6.M. pound pounds ;H? 15 million
pounds
;H? 15
million
6.M. pen$e pen$e p 50 pen$e 50p
IJH is not an alpha%eti$ $ode. 6se IJH or DCL
depending on (hat is usedQspoken in the $all. ?lease
refer to this (e%site for a more $omprehensive listing of
$urren$ies (ith their alpha%eti$ $odes9 (((.$urren$y"
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