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Question How to write large money amounts

Am wondering if a one hundred and thirty-five million dollar company should be written like that or using digits: $135 million company?

Also, should there be more hyphens in it if it should be written out?
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Default Re: How to write large money amounts

I'd use figures not words there. If written in words, then you should add hyphens:
one-hundred-and-thirty-five-million-dollar
Generally we write larger figures as words. Smaller number are often written as words- some say from one to ten, others say up to twenty.
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Exclamation Re: How to write large money amounts

Thank you for your reply.

So it should be

This $135 million company...

right?
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Default Re: How to write large money amounts

I'd hypenate it because it's still functioning adjectivally.
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