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title: "340,000 in words"
description: "340,000 in words is \"three hundred forty thousand\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 340,000 in words

**340,000 in words: Three hundred forty thousand**

340,000 is written "three hundred forty thousand". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "three hundred and forty thousand"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*300,000 + 40,000 = 340,000*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | hundred thousands | 300,000 | three hundred thousand |
| 4 | ten thousands | 40,000 | forty thousand |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Three hundred forty thousand
- **In words (UK):** Three hundred and forty thousand
- **Ordinal:** 340000th — three hundred forty thousandth
- **Digits:** 340,000

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Three hundred and forty thousand and 00/100" — or "Three hundred and forty thousand 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 340,000 in words?

Three hundred forty thousand. In British English, "three hundred and forty thousand".

### What is the ordinal of 340,000?

Three hundred forty thousandth, written 340000th.

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## Sources

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