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by ronnier 5177 days ago
Thank you for not posting as "$300mm"
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Yeah, eh? What's that extra m for anyway?
I think it has its roots in Roman numerals. i.e. MM = 1000*1000, or 1 million.

And regardless of whether you like it or not, it is the standard abbreviation in the financial world.