272 in words

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

Where each word comes from

The same number, other ways

In words (US)

Two hundred seventy-two

In words (UK)

Two hundred and seventy-two

Ordinal

272nd — two hundred seventy-second

Roman numeral

CCLXXII

Digits

272

Writing it on a cheque

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