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In accounting, finance, M stands for 'mille' aka 'thousand'. So the headline reads $6000/month. Given how famed HN is for its pedantry I thought you may find t
by throwaway5465 10mo ago
In accounting, finance, M stands for 'mille' aka 'thousand'. So the headline reads $6000/month.
Given how famed HN is for its pedantry I thought you may find this useful as sooner or later someone in your industry might make a judgement on it.
MM is million, BTW.
- airstrike 10mo agoHardly. I was an M&A banker for a decade in New York and we used `M` for millions across the board. A few people would use `MM` but on every deck I signed off we used `M` for millions, `B` for billions Some people do use `MM` but it's far from a standard.
- DANmode 10mo agoMostly Europeans.
- esafak 10mo agoI think being programmers we'd expect K and M. Save the mm for your financial report.
- enronmusk 10mo agoHumanity has moved on from roman numerals 1000+ years ago. Talk about tech debt. > In accounting Only in America.
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- efilife 10mo agoamerica is not the entire world also a simple google search disproves what you are saying. M is correct
- ImPostingOnHN 10mo agoAmerica largely uses K,M,B Either OP is incorrect, or not American