How to write a check for $600

Write 600.00 in the amount box and “Six hundred and 00/100” on the line below it, then draw a line to the word DOLLARS.

Jordan Smith123 Main Street · Springfield, IL 62701

Your Bank

1024

DATE 10/31/2026

PAY TO THE
ORDER OFRiverside Supply Co.

$ **600.00

Six hundred and 00/100 ********DOLLARS

MEMO Invoice 2041

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

Step by step

Date (top right): today’s date, for example 10/31/2026.
Pay to the order of: the exact name of the person or business you are paying.
Amount box: 600.00, written right next to the dollar sign.
Amount in words: Six hundred and 00/100, then a line to DOLLARS.
Memo: optional, such as an invoice or account number.
Signature: sign the way your bank has it on file.

Start writing at the far left of each line and draw a line through the empty space to DOLLARS.
Words win. If the numbers and the words differ, the bank pays the amount in words (UCC § 3-114).

Skip the handwriting: type the payee and amount, and CheckWriter prints the words and the whole check on blank stock or pre-printed checks.

Six hundred and 00/100. The fraction shows the cents; 00/100 means no cents.

Yes. Both mean zero cents and banks accept either. Some people write xx/100.

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