21,000 in words
21,000 (written as 21,000 with Indian commas) is Twenty-one thousand in the Indian numbering system and Twenty-one thousand in the international system. In Hindi: इक्कीस हज़ार रुपये.
How to write 21,000 on a cheque
Write "Rupees Twenty-one thousand Only" on the amount line and draw a line after it; write 21,000/- 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 21,000 reads "twenty-one thousand". The international system groups in thousands, millions and billions, giving "twenty-one thousand". Both mean the same amount.
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