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Originally Posted by Jim_Gunn
Small "m" when combined with a dollar figure and certain other metrics in a specific time period such as the figure "$20m" refers to thousands especially in advertsising parlance. Capital M in the same circumstances refers to millions. We also say $20k in informal American English as well as 20g's for thousands, but that's another story.
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I owned a direct mail company and we used say "10,000m" in reference to the amount of print for postcards etc...so that is where it comes from. I learn more and more from internet forums everyday.
