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title: "180 in words"
description: "180 in words is \"one hundred eighty\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 180 in words

**180 in words: One hundred eighty**

180 is written "one hundred eighty". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "one hundred and eighty"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*100 + 80 = 180*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | hundreds | 100 | one hundred |
| 8 | tens | 80 | eighty |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** One hundred eighty
- **In words (UK):** One hundred and eighty
- **Ordinal:** 180th — one hundred eightieth
- **Roman numeral:** CLXXX
- **Digits:** 180

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "One hundred and eighty and 00/100" — or "One hundred and eighty 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 180 in words?

One hundred eighty. In British English, "one hundred and eighty".

### What is the ordinal of 180?

One hundred eightieth, written 180th.

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