Money

1. Sums of money

Notice the difference between the way we write sums of money, and the way we talk about them:
Ex: "How much is that t-shirt?" "It's a hundred and twenty-five pounds ninety."

1.1. The dolloar sign ($) and the pound sign (£)

Normally, the dolloar sign ($) and the pound sign (£) come before the numeral in writing, but after the numeral in speech.

Ex:
(1) $720 = "seven hundred and twenty dollars."

(2) £3215 = "three thousand two hundred and fifteen pounds."

1.2. The cent sign (¢) and the penny / pence sign (p)

The signs for "cent(s)" and "penny / pence" come after the numeral.

Ex:
(1) 74¢ = "seventy-four cents"

(2) 25p = "twenty-five p" /piː/* (or "twenty-five pence")

1.3. The dolloar + cent sign ($+¢) and the pound + penny / pence sign (£+p)

If the sum of money includes both $ and ¢ (or both £ and p) we write it and say it like this:

(1) $15.64 = "fifteen dollars (and) sixty-four cents" or "fifteen dollars sixty-four" or "fifteen sixty-four" (informal)

(2) £4.99 = "four pounds ninety-nine p"* / (pence) or "four pounds ninety-nine" or "four ninety-nine" (informal)

We can omit the word cent(s) etc., if we want to.

* We shorten pence to p in writing, and usually pronounce it /piː/, also, in speech.