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title: "1,020 in words"
description: "1,020 in words is \"one thousand twenty\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 1,020 in words

**1,020 in words: One thousand twenty**

1,020 is written "one thousand twenty". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "one thousand and twenty"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*1,000 + 20 = 1,020*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | thousands | 1,000 | one thousand |
| 2 | tens | 20 | twenty |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** One thousand twenty
- **In words (UK):** One thousand and twenty
- **Ordinal:** 1020th — one thousand twentieth
- **Roman numeral:** MXX
- **Digits:** 1,020

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "One thousand and twenty and 00/100" — or "One thousand and twenty only" in Indian and much of Commonwealth practice. The fraction or the word "only" exists to stop anyone appending digits after what you wrote. Draw a line through any space left over for the same reason.

## Common questions

### How do you write 1,020 in words?

One thousand twenty. In British English, "one thousand and twenty".

### What is the ordinal of 1,020?

One thousand twentieth, written 1020th.

## Related pages

- [1,020 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/1020/)
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- [11 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/11/)
- [12 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/12/)
- [13 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/13/)
- [15 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/15/)
- [19 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/19/)
- [20 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/20/)

## Sources

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