12,00,000 in words
12,00,000 (written as 12,00,000 with Indian commas) is Twelve lakh in the Indian numbering system and One million two hundred thousand in the international system. In Hindi: बारह लाख रुपये.
How to write 12,00,000 on a cheque
Write "Rupees Twelve lakh Only" on the amount line and draw a line after it; write 12,00,000/- 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 12,00,000 reads "twelve lakh". The international system groups in thousands, millions and billions, giving "one million two hundred thousand". Both mean the same amount.
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