Amount in Words for Orders with Translation is a powerful Odoo application that automatically converts monetary amounts into words and prints them on Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Customer Invoices, and Vendor Bills. The module supports multiple languages and currencies, making it ideal for businesses operating across different countries and regions.
Many organizations require invoice amounts to be displayed in words for legal compliance, banking requirements, customer verification, and improved document readability. This Odoo app eliminates manual conversion and ensures accurate amount-to-text translation based on the customer or vendor's preferred language.
Also read: All in one Terms & Conditions - Sales, Purchase, Invoice
Why Use Amount in Words on Business Documents?
Displaying invoice totals and order amounts in words helps prevent misunderstandings, reduces the risk of fraudulent modifications, and enhances document professionalism. Whether you're issuing sales quotations, purchase orders, customer invoices, or vendor bills, the amount can be automatically converted into readable text and printed directly on reports.
The application supports multiple currencies and multilingual environments, making it especially useful for international businesses, trading companies, manufacturers, distributors, and service providers.
Configure Company Currency
Currency Configuration
User can set "Currency Unit", "Seperator Text", and "Currency Subunit" user also have to add translation to translate in multi language.
Set Customer/Vendor Language
User need to set language for customer or vendor as shown bellow.
Sales Order
User can see created sales order, Where customer language is selected as English (US), User also can see sale order total amount is translated into text, User need to enable "Is Show Report" to print amount in words on sales report.
Sales Order Report with Amount in Words
User can see printed sales order report with amount in words with selected customer language. 
Purchase Order
User can see created purchase order, Where vendor language is selected as Arabic (Syria) and currency as AED, User also can see purchase order total amount is translated into text, User need to enable "Is Show Report" to print amount in words on purchase report.
Customer Invoice
User can see created customer invoice, Where customer language is selected as Spanish / Espanol and currency as EUR, User also can see customer invoice total amount is translated into text, User need to enable "Is Show Report" to print amount in words on invoice report.
Vendor Bill
User can see created vendor bill, Where vendor language is selected as German (CH) / Duetchs (CH) and currency as EGP, User also can see vendor bill total amount is translated into text, User need to enable "Is Show Report" to print amount in words on bill report.
Key Features
Automatic Amount to Words Conversion
The application automatically converts total amounts into text format for:
- Sales Orders
- Purchase Orders
- Customer Invoices
- Vendor Bills
- Accounting Documents
Users can instantly view the amount in words directly on the document before printing.
Multi-Language Translation Support
The module translates the generated amount in words according to the language configured on the customer or vendor record.
Supported examples include:
- English
- Arabic
- Spanish
- German
- French
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Dutch
- And many other Odoo-supported languages
This allows businesses to generate localized documents without additional manual effort.
Multi-Currency Compatibility
The application supports multiple currencies and enables businesses to define:
- Currency Unit
- Currency Subunit
- Separator Text
- Currency-specific translations
Examples:
- USD (Dollar / Cent)
- EUR (Euro / Cent)
- AED (Dirham / Fils)
- GBP (Pound / Pence)
- EGP (Egyptian Pound / Piastre)
Report Printing Support
Amount in words can be printed directly on:
- Sales Order Reports
- Purchase Order Reports
- Customer Invoice Reports
- Vendor Bill Reports
Users simply enable the "Show Amount in Words on Report" option to include the translated text on printed documents.
Multi-Company Support
Organizations managing multiple companies within a single Odoo database can configure separate currency settings and translations for each company independently.
Currency Configuration
The application provides flexible currency configuration options that allow administrators to customize how monetary values are displayed.
Users can configure:
- Currency Unit Name
- Currency Subunit Name
- Separator Text
- Language Translations
- Currency Formatting Rules
This ensures that amount-to-text conversion follows regional and organizational standards.
Configure Customer and Vendor Language
To enable automatic translation, users simply select the preferred language on the customer or vendor contact form.
When a document is generated, the system automatically:
- Detects the partner language.
- Converts the numeric amount into words.
- Translates the amount into the selected language.
- Prints the translated text on the report.
This process requires no manual intervention.
Sales Order Amount in Words
When creating a Sales Order, the system converts the order total into text according to the customer's selected language.
Benefits include:
- Professional quotations
- Improved readability
- Reduced payment disputes
- Compliance with customer requirements
The translated amount appears both on-screen and on the printed Sales Order report.
Purchase Order Amount in Words
For Purchase Orders, vendors can receive documents with amounts translated into their preferred language.
This is especially useful when working with international suppliers and overseas procurement teams, ensuring better communication and document clarity.
Customer Invoice Amount in Words
Customer invoices generated in Odoo can display the invoice total in words using the customer's language preference and invoice currency.
Advantages include:
- Improved customer experience
- Reduced payment errors
- Enhanced invoice presentation
- Compliance with financial documentation standards
Vendor Bill Amount in Words
Vendor bills can also display translated amount values in words.
The application automatically converts and translates bill totals according to:
- Vendor Language
- Company Currency
- Document Currency
This helps accounts payable teams maintain consistent and professional financial records.
Business Benefits
Using the Amount in Words Translation module provides several operational advantages:
- Eliminate manual amount conversion.
- Improve invoice accuracy.
- Support global business operations.
- Generate multilingual reports.
- Enhance financial document professionalism.
- Reduce document interpretation errors.
- Meet regional accounting and compliance requirements.
- Support multiple currencies and companies.
Flexible Currency Terminology Configuration
Different countries and currencies use unique naming conventions for major and minor monetary units. The application allows businesses to define custom terminology for each currency, ensuring that generated text accurately reflects regional financial standards.
Examples include:
- Dollar and Cent
- Euro and Cent
- Pound and Pence
- Dirham and Fils
- Riyal and Halala
- Dinar and Fils
- Franc and Rappen
Administrators can customize currency labels and translations according to organizational requirements and local business practices.
Standardized Reporting Across Departments
Organizations with multiple departments often require standardized document formatting for auditing, compliance, and reporting purposes. This application ensures consistency across all financial and commercial documents generated within Odoo.
Whether documents are created by sales teams, procurement departments, finance teams, or branch offices, the amount-in-words format remains consistent and professionally presented throughout the organization.
Simplify International Trade Documentation
Exporters, importers, and trading companies frequently exchange documents with international stakeholders. Having invoice totals translated into the recipient's language helps improve document acceptance and reduces communication barriers during cross-border transactions.
The application supports organizations involved in:
- International trade
- Export operations
- Import management
- Global distribution networks
- Overseas procurement
- Cross-border services
By providing multilingual financial documents, businesses can streamline communication and improve operational efficiency.
Reduce Manual Translation Efforts
Without automation, organizations often rely on manual translation of financial amounts when dealing with foreign customers or suppliers. This process can be time-consuming and susceptible to errors.
The application automates the entire process, enabling businesses to:
- Save administrative time
- Eliminate repetitive manual work
- Improve document consistency
- Reduce translation costs
- Increase employee productivity
Better Compliance with Regional Business Practices
Many industries and countries encourage or require financial amounts to be written in words on official documents. This application helps organizations comply with such requirements by automatically generating translated amount values directly within business documents.
The result is a professional and compliant reporting system that aligns with regional business expectations and financial documentation standards.
Ideal Industries and Business Use Cases
The Amount in Words Translation application is suitable for a wide range of industries, including:
Manufacturing Companies
Generate multilingual quotations, purchase orders, and invoices for global suppliers and customers.
Wholesale and Distribution Businesses
Provide localized sales and purchasing documents across multiple countries and markets.
Import and Export Organizations
Improve international communication through translated financial documentation.
Service-Based Businesses
Issue customer invoices in the preferred language of clients and partners.
Educational Institutions
Generate multilingual billing documents for international students and organizations.
Healthcare Organizations
Create clear and professional invoices and procurement documents for international vendors and patients.
Government and Public Sector Organizations
Maintain transparent and standardized financial reporting with amount-in-words functionality.
Why Businesses Choose This Odoo Application
Organizations choose this application because it delivers:
- Automated amount-to-words conversion
- Multi-language document generation
- Multi-currency support
- Multi-company compatibility
- Consistent financial reporting
- Improved document accuracy
- Better customer communication
- Reduced administrative workload
- Professional invoice presentation
- Enhanced international business support
With its comprehensive language and currency capabilities, the application helps businesses create accurate, compliant, and professional financial documents while supporting efficient global operations.
Conclusion
The Odoo Amount in Words Translation application is an essential solution for businesses that generate multilingual sales, purchasing, and accounting documents. By automatically converting monetary values into words and translating them according to customer or vendor language preferences, the module significantly improves document accuracy and professionalism.
With support for multiple languages, currencies, companies, invoices, bills, sales orders, and purchase orders, this app helps organizations streamline document generation while maintaining compliance with international business requirements and financial reporting standards.
