220 MM €
English translation: €220M (British Eng)
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€220MM Explanation: Just place the currency symbol before the figure. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 25 mins (2006-08-02 06:16:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- If it's American English, then it is 220 million euros. 100% sure! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 29 mins (2006-08-02 06:20:26 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- However, what you need to find out is what the author meant. If the text is from Spain, they may be using the British abbreviation, and in that case "MM" would be a billion. American banks use "M" for "thousand" and "MM" for "million," that's for sure. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 30 mins (2006-08-02 06:21:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The British MM means "billion" |
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€220M Explanation: Hello, A million in British English is one thousand thousand (1,000,000), I think that the differences begin to show when we talk about billions and trillions in the UK and US. British English would not use the double M, only one, and the UK currency symbol goes before the number. Hope to have helped. Regards, Katy |
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