Writing salary and rent amounts in words.
Rent agreements, salary slips, and rent receipts all state a figure in words alongside the number. Getting that line right avoids disputes later.
Where these amounts appear in words
Three everyday documents lean on the words line: a salary figure on an offer letter or slip, a monthly rent on a lease, and a deposit on a rent receipt. In each, the words are the authoritative statement of the amount, so they must match the figure exactly. A monthly rent of 18,500 is written "Eighteen Thousand Five Hundred Rupees Only"; a salary of 75,000 is "Seventy Five Thousand Rupees Only".
Whole amounts end with "Only"
Salary and rent are almost always whole rupee figures, so the words line ends with "Only" to seal it — "Forty Thousand Rupees Only". This is the same anti-tampering habit used on cheques: it stops anyone adding to the amount after the document is signed. If for some reason the figure includes paise, write them after "and" before closing.
Annual figures: watch the scale
An annual salary crosses into lakh territory, and that's where people slip. A package of 12,00,000 a year is "Twelve Lakh Rupees Only", not "Twelve Hundred Thousand". Keep both the figure and the words in the Indian system — grouped as 12,00,000 — so the reader sees lakh, which is what an Indian audience expects. The rupee converter gives the correct lakh wording instantly.
On a rent receipt
A rent receipt should state the amount received in both forms and, ideally, the period. For 18,500 received: figure 18,500, words "Eighteen Thousand Five Hundred Rupees Only", with the month noted. Draw a line after "Only" so the amount can't be extended.