Note 104 — Chapter VI · THE EVIL EYE AND THE SCARING OF GHOSTS.
Reading edition
A zero is believed to be inauspicious. In monetary transactions or bargains, therefore, all numbers ending in a zero are avoided. If such numbers are unavoidable, the sign of ¼ is placed before them. The number 12 is considered unlucky, to avoid which 11½ is used in its place.104