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420 in words

420 in words
Four hundred twenty

420 is written "four hundred twenty". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "four hundred and twenty"; American English leaves it out.

Where each word comes from

400 + 20 = 420
Digit Place Worth Spoken as
4 hundreds 400 four hundred
2 tens 20 twenty

The same number, other ways

In words (US)
Four hundred twenty
In words (UK)
Four hundred and twenty
Ordinal
420th — four hundred twentieth
Roman numeral
CDXX
Digits
420

Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Four hundred and twenty and 00/100" — or "Four hundred and twenty 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 420 in words?
Four hundred twenty. In British English, "four hundred and twenty".
What is the ordinal of 420?
Four hundred twentieth, written 420th.

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Sources

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