1,00,000 in words
1,00,000 (written as 1,00,000 with Indian commas) is One lakh in the Indian numbering system and One hundred thousand in the international system. In Hindi: एक लाख रुपये.
How to write 1,00,000 on a cheque
Write "Rupees One lakh Only" on the amount line and draw a line after it; write 1,00,000/- in the box. Banks accept "and" or hyphens either way, but the words must match the figures exactly.
Why two spellings?
India groups digits in lakh (1,00,000) and crore (1,00,00,000) after the first thousand, so 1,00,000 reads "one lakh". The international system groups in thousands, millions and billions, giving "one hundred thousand". Both mean the same amount.
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