I hardly written any check before & always have a bit of doubt when writing the check. I got a question before I fill up this one... it might sounds simple & stupid but pls just confirm for me..

Example I want to open a check of Rm 3362.94

In Alphabet it is written like this: Three thousand three hundred sixty two ringgit & ninety four cent only.

Is this correct? Those in bold are part i have a bit of doubt... Thanks

Dude u can write it in Bahasa Melayu if u didnt know..

Tiga Ribu tiga ratus enam puluh dua ringgit

...DAN SEMBILAN PULUH DUASAHAJA?

sen sahaja ?

in English is it:
Three thousand three hundred Sixty two ringgit & ninety four cent only?

or:
Three thousand three hundred sixty two & ninety four cent only?

or:

Three thousand three hundred sixty two ringgit ninety four cent only?

Need to add in RINGGIT n & ???

you need the RINGGIT and the AND and the CENTS

Actually, you don't need the "ringgit"
The term ringgit is pre-printed in front.

Can write as
Three thousand three hundred sixty two & cents ninety four only.

There is no fixed rule, it served as to verify the number your write.

Yup

As long as the "zero" word matches the 0 digit instead of 6, it would go thru...

I normally leave out ringgit and sen.

I will write as THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY TWO AND NINETY FOUR ONLY. Never had a problem with banks. If I leave out AND, bank sure call up one.

Now, already have cheque writing machine... too lazy to spell now. Just punch and wait.

and you can even use American/British English or spelling error also.

Forty cents
or
Fourty cents

I purposely write two different cheques with the above, and both are cleared

ok ok. I always worry the bank is too "robotic" sikit different then reject~

So just make sure there is "AND" n can leave out the Ringgit & Cent. Ok noted.

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Added on May 23, 2011, 5:29 pmJust called my accountant friend, she taught me to write:

THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY TWO AND CTS NINETY FOUR ONLY---------------

Now that is something new I will never know "CTS" stand for cent.

Cheque opened... hahaha thread close. Thanks everyone!

This post has been edited by clivengu: May 23 2011, 05:29 PM

Next time, try fourties, see it can be cleared or not..
Nowadays, lot of spelling error occurred around, from advertisement to even official promoting brochure.
No surprise, there are people don't know whether it is fourty or forty.

As said, it served as verify, some banks are more strict, some banks are more lenient, as long it has its meaning aka verify the number on the amount is right, they let it through.

then i think Hundred or Hundreds or cent or cents will also be cleared hehe

don't worry so much TS. no need to be 100% grammar correct. bank will only reject if you obviously screw up (i.e. you miss a number or something). all the "dan" and "ringgit" and all the other filler words is OK to miss one.

< Ringgit Malaysia > is pre-printed in front.

i'll write "three thousand three hundred sixty two & cents ninety four only.~ "

PBB very strict one lor....i wrote the payee name with different color ball pen also can't clear

that one is different case. payee name in different color pen is a red flag for potential fraud.

This are correct one... always "cents" before number.

Even if the handwriting is different for the payee and the amount part, the cheque will not clear (for HSBC)

That makes perfect sense to me. People normally write the entire cheque in one go. Name, date, amount, amount, sign. It takes all of 20 seconds.

If the cheque looks like it has been altered, or different parts have been filled up by different people, it's a sign of possible fraud.

But CIMB ok.. ? From my experience lar

some time need to write the payee name later and didn't bring the same pen & issue cheque without writing name is very common in construction business lar...

CIMB, MBB different hand writing+ different color pen on payee/ amount confirmed no problem, tried that many time .

BEWARE:

"Ringgit Malaysia' pre-printed.
Just write the amount and ensure "SEN" instead of "CENT" in line with Malaysia currency.

I had terrible time with a stubborn sister insisted CENT and SEN are same and acceptable! She explained previous cheques all cleared with the use of CENT. Obviously, in the interest of currency, RINGGIT MALAYSIA pairing with SEN whilst DOLLAR pairing with CENT.

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You bumped a 10 years old topic for this?

Doesn’t matter cents or sen. One is in Malay the other is English. Nothing to do with currency

P wanna be +gaogao

Nostalgic scenario lol

No bank so would bother to check as there is money in the account for the bank to process the cheque in

Back then even Chinese written cheque also honored, I wonder does it still the case today

IInm the cheque scanner only scans the back of the cheque’s and the only the front where the name and number

So it should be the same practice as it is outdated since IBG was introduced