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Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) | | English term or phrase: Numbers and figures in contracts | Hi,
Do contracts in UK English or US English write out numbers in words?
I.e. The subcontractor is entitled to a payment of EUR 1,000 (one thousand euros)
OR simply
The subcontractor is entitled to a payment of EUR 1,000.
The source includes both but that is culture-specific to the source language and I am not sure if it has to be rendered in the target. I find it awkward in English.
Thanks for the help. |
| | | English translation:Numbers are written out | Explanation:
According to the Litttle Book of The Little Book on Legal Writing:
"Lawyers often use both words and numerals for dollar amounts in contracts to ensure no mistake is made"
This has been the case with most contracts I have edited (both US and UK)
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Explanation:
According to the Litttle Book of The Little Book on Legal Writing:
"Lawyers often use both words and numerals for dollar amounts in contracts to ensure no mistake is made"
This has been the case with most contracts I have edited (both US and UK)
Example sentence(s):- The subcontractor is entitled to a payment of EUR 1,000 (one thousand Euros)
Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=682aCPCu5o8C&pg=PA22&lpg=PA...
| Donna Stevens
Local time: 03:14
Native speaker of:  English
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