249 in words

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

Where each word comes from

The same number, other ways

In words (US)

Two hundred forty-nine

In words (UK)

Two hundred and forty-nine

Ordinal

249th — two hundred forty-ninth

Roman numeral

CCXLIX

Digits

249

Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Two hundred and forty-nine and 00/100" — or "Two hundred and forty-nine 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.