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240 in words

240 in words
Two hundred forty

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

Where each word comes from

200 + 40 = 240
Digit Place Worth Spoken as
2 hundreds 200 two hundred
4 tens 40 forty

The same number, other ways

In words (US)
Two hundred forty
In words (UK)
Two hundred and forty
Ordinal
240th — two hundred fortieth
Roman numeral
CCXL
Digits
240

Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Two hundred and forty and 00/100" — or "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 240 in words?
Two hundred forty. In British English, "two hundred and forty".
What is the ordinal of 240?
Two hundred fortieth, written 240th.

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Sources

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