$103,259.30

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$103,259.30

Shall I write the above amount of money on the cheque as :

one hundred and three thousand two hundred fifty nine and cents thirty only

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one hundred and three thousand, two hundred (and - BrE) fifty-nine dollars, (and) [STRIKE]cents[/STRIKE] thirty (cents) [STRIKE]only[/STRIKE]
 

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one hundred and three thousand, two hundred (and - BrE) fifty-nine dollars, (and) [STRIKE]cents[/STRIKE] thirty (cents) [STRIKE]only[/STRIKE]
Made payable to Using English.:);-)
 

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You only use "only" with the cents value if the total amount is less than one dollar.

If you were writing a check for $0.65, you would write it as "Only 65 cents."

(In real life this happens very rarely. If you are writing a check at the grocery store for 65 cents something is very wrong with your finances.)
 

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In the days when I wrote cheques, I'd write "One hundred and twenty pounds only' (for example) to indicate that there were no pence.
 

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I was taught to write "and no cents" in that situation.
 

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I see no reason at all to write only on a cheque.

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I learned something new today. (The "only" bit.)

I'm also not sure if there's any place that would take personal checks in that amount. I'm sure there's a threshhold over which they want a bank check.
 
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