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title: "380 in words"
description: "380 in words is \"three hundred eighty\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 380 in words

**380 in words: Three hundred eighty**

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

## Where each word comes from

*300 + 80 = 380*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 | hundreds | 300 | three hundred |
| 8 | tens | 80 | eighty |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Three hundred eighty
- **In words (UK):** Three hundred and eighty
- **Ordinal:** 380th — three hundred eightieth
- **Roman numeral:** CCCLXXX
- **Digits:** 380

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Three hundred and eighty and 00/100" — or "Three hundred and eighty 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 380 in words?

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

### What is the ordinal of 380?

Three hundred eightieth, written 380th.

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## Sources

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