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title: "1,060 in words"
description: "1,060 in words is \"one thousand sixty\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 1,060 in words

**1,060 in words: One thousand sixty**

1,060 is written "one thousand sixty". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "one thousand and sixty"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*1,000 + 60 = 1,060*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | thousands | 1,000 | one thousand |
| 6 | tens | 60 | sixty |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** One thousand sixty
- **In words (UK):** One thousand and sixty
- **Ordinal:** 1060th — one thousand sixtieth
- **Roman numeral:** MLX
- **Digits:** 1,060

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "One thousand and sixty and 00/100" — or "One thousand and sixty 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 1,060 in words?

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

### What is the ordinal of 1,060?

One thousand sixtieth, written 1060th.

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## Sources

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