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you refer to fractional amounts as well.Rarely do they spend more than five dollars a week on recreation.The report showed $135 collected in fines.After peaking at $200.00, shares of the stock plummeted to $36.75.Express large round numbers in a combination of numerals and words.The deficit that year was $420 billion.OTHER CURRENCIES. For currencies other than that of the United States, follow the patternfor the U.S. dollar. Most currencies put unit symbols before numerals. Even though Europeannations represent decimal points with commas instead of periods, you may use periods, exceptin direct quotations from sources.When she returned, she had barely fifty euros to her name.The household records show that it cost only £36.50.Its current estimated worth is ¥377 million.Most European nations now use the unified currency called the euro (€), but if you arewriting about topics from the period before 2002, you may encounter such currencies as theFrench franc (F), German deutsche mark (DM), and Italian lira (Lit). British currency is stillexpressed in pounds (£) and pence (p.), though before decimalization in 1971, it wasexpressed in pounds, shillings, and pence (for example, £12 17s. 6d.). Note that billion intraditional British usage means a million million, not a thousand million; to avoid confusion,do not use billion for British sums.If you are unfamiliar with the conventions of a particular currency, consult a reliableauthority.23.1.5 TimeFor references to times of day in even increments of an hour, half hour, or quarter hour, spellout the times, with a hyphen between parts. If necessary, specify in the morning or in theevening. You may use o'clock, although it is now rare in research writing.The participants planned to meet every Thursday around ten-thirty in the morning.When emphasizing exact times, use numerals and, if necessary, a.m. or p.m. (lowercase,roman, no intervening space; see also 24.4.1). Always include zeros after the colon for evenhours.Although scheduled to end at 11:00 a m., the council meeting ran until 1:37 p.m.In either situation, use the words noon and midnight (rather than numerals) to express thesespecific times of day.For use of words or numerals in dates, see 23.3.