: Correct format when talking about money $$ I'm writing a formal research paper (Highschool) I have lots of statistics involving money (In fact, my whole essay is about the economy). So a question

I'm writing a formal research paper (Highschool)
I have lots of statistics involving money (In fact, my whole essay is about the economy).
So a question arises about the format of writing money.
Would it be:
The company spent .5 billion dollars.
or simply
The company spent .5 billion.
Do I need to include the "dollars" at the end? Which one is more customary?
Thank you

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@Sent2472441

Depending on the context, you might wish to consider specifying which currency it is, eg

The company spent .5 billion (USD)

As there are many different dollars, and they all use the same $ symbol.

If that is the only currency used within the paper then you could state that the currency is US dollars at the start rather than for every amount.

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@Reiling826

Go with the second option. The first is redundant - you've got $ as a symbol AND as a word.

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