When writing the verbal amount on a check, the decimal position is represented by the word "dot."

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The verbal amount on a check should not include the word "dot" to represent the decimal point. Instead, write out the cents portion as a fraction over 100 or as a whole number followed by the word "and" and then the number of cents. For example, $25.75 can be written as "twenty-five dollars and 75/100" or "twenty-five dollars and seventy-five cents."

When Writing the Verbal Amount on a Check, the Decimal