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title: "120,000 in words"
description: "120,000 in words is \"one hundred twenty thousand\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 120,000 in words

**120,000 in words: One hundred twenty thousand**

120,000 is written "one hundred twenty thousand". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "one hundred and twenty thousand"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*100,000 + 20,000 = 120,000*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | hundred thousands | 100,000 | one hundred thousand |
| 2 | ten thousands | 20,000 | twenty thousand |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** One hundred twenty thousand
- **In words (UK):** One hundred and twenty thousand
- **Ordinal:** 120000th — one hundred twenty thousandth
- **Digits:** 120,000

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "One hundred and twenty thousand and 00/100" — or "One hundred and twenty thousand 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 120,000 in words?

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

### What is the ordinal of 120,000?

One hundred twenty thousandth, written 120000th.

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## Sources

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