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title: "373 in words"
description: "373 in words is \"three hundred seventy-three\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 373 in words

**373 in words: Three hundred seventy-three**

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

## Where each word comes from

*300 + 70 + 3 = 373*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | hundreds | 300 | three hundred |
| 7 | tens | 70 | seventy |
| 3 | ones | 3 | three |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Three hundred seventy-three
- **In words (UK):** Three hundred and seventy-three
- **Ordinal:** 373rd — three hundred seventy-third
- **Roman numeral:** CCCLXXIII
- **Digits:** 373

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Three hundred and seventy-three and 00/100" — or "Three hundred and seventy-three 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 373 in words?

Three hundred seventy-three. In British English, "three hundred and seventy-three".

### What is the ordinal of 373?

Three hundred seventy-third, written 373rd.

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