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title: "1,240 in words"
description: "1,240 in words is \"one thousand two hundred forty\". 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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# 1,240 in words

**1,240 in words: One thousand two hundred forty**

1,240 is written "one thousand two hundred forty". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "one thousand two hundred and forty"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*1,000 + 200 + 40 = 1,240*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | thousands | 1,000 | one thousand |
| 2 | hundreds | 200 | two hundred |
| 4 | tens | 40 | forty |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** One thousand two hundred forty
- **In words (UK):** One thousand two hundred and forty
- **Ordinal:** 1240th — one thousand two hundred fortieth
- **Roman numeral:** MCCXL
- **Digits:** 1,240

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "One thousand two hundred and forty and 00/100" — or "One thousand two hundred and forty 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 1,240 in words?

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

### What is the ordinal of 1,240?

One thousand two hundred fortieth, written 1240th.

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## Sources

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