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title: "262 in words"
description: "262 in words is \"two hundred sixty-two\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 262 in words

**262 in words: Two hundred sixty-two**

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

## Where each word comes from

*200 + 60 + 2 = 262*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | hundreds | 200 | two hundred |
| 6 | tens | 60 | sixty |
| 2 | ones | 2 | two |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Two hundred sixty-two
- **In words (UK):** Two hundred and sixty-two
- **Ordinal:** 262nd — two hundred sixty-second
- **Roman numeral:** CCLXII
- **Digits:** 262

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Two hundred and sixty-two and 00/100" — or "Two hundred and sixty-two 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 262 in words?

Two hundred sixty-two. In British English, "two hundred and sixty-two".

### What is the ordinal of 262?

Two hundred sixty-second, written 262nd.

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## Sources

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