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title: "272 in words"
description: "272 in words is \"two hundred seventy-two\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 272 in words

**272 in words: Two hundred seventy-two**

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

*200 + 70 + 2 = 272*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | hundreds | 200 | two hundred |
| 7 | tens | 70 | seventy |
| 2 | ones | 2 | two |

## 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.

## Common questions

### How do you write 272 in words?

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

### What is the ordinal of 272?

Two hundred seventy-second, written 272nd.

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