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title: "300 in words"
description: "300 in words is \"three hundred\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 300 in words

**300 in words: Three hundred**

300 is written "three hundred". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

## Where each word comes from

*300 = 300*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | hundreds | 300 | three hundred |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Three hundred
- **In words (UK):** Three hundred
- **Ordinal:** 300th — three hundredth
- **Roman numeral:** CCC
- **Digits:** 300

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Three hundred and 00/100" — or "Three hundred 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 300 in words?

Three hundred. In British English, "three hundred".

### What is the ordinal of 300?

Three hundredth, written 300th.

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## Sources

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