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title: "1,520 in words"
description: "1,520 in words is \"one thousand five hundred twenty\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/1520/
site: "At One Place"
---

# 1,520 in words

**1,520 in words: One thousand five hundred twenty**

1,520 is written "one thousand five hundred twenty". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "one thousand five hundred and twenty"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*1,000 + 500 + 20 = 1,520*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | thousands | 1,000 | one thousand |
| 5 | hundreds | 500 | five hundred |
| 2 | tens | 20 | twenty |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** One thousand five hundred twenty
- **In words (UK):** One thousand five hundred and twenty
- **Ordinal:** 1520th — one thousand five hundred twentieth
- **Roman numeral:** MDXX
- **Digits:** 1,520

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "One thousand five hundred and twenty and 00/100" — or "One thousand five hundred 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 1,520 in words?

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

### What is the ordinal of 1,520?

One thousand five hundred twentieth, written 1520th.

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## Sources

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