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title: "1,201 in words"
description: "1,201 in words is \"one thousand two hundred one\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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site: "At One Place"
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# 1,201 in words

**1,201 in words: One thousand two hundred one**

1,201 is written "one thousand two hundred one". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "one thousand two hundred and one"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*1,000 + 200 + 1 = 1,201*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | thousands | 1,000 | one thousand |
| 2 | hundreds | 200 | two hundred |
| 1 | ones | 1 | one |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** One thousand two hundred one
- **In words (UK):** One thousand two hundred and one
- **Ordinal:** 1201st — one thousand two hundred first
- **Roman numeral:** MCCI
- **Digits:** 1,201

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "One thousand two hundred and one and 00/100" — or "One thousand two hundred and one 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 1,201 in words?

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

### What is the ordinal of 1,201?

One thousand two hundred first, written 1201st.

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## Sources

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