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420,000 in words

420,000 in words
Four hundred twenty thousand

420,000 is written "four hundred twenty thousand". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "four hundred and twenty thousand"; American English leaves it out.

Where each word comes from

400,000 + 20,000 = 420,000
Digit Place Worth Spoken as
4 hundred thousands 400,000 four hundred thousand
2 ten thousands 20,000 twenty thousand

The same number, other ways

In words (US)
Four hundred twenty thousand
In words (UK)
Four hundred and twenty thousand
Ordinal
420000th — four hundred twenty thousandth
Digits
420,000

Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Four hundred and twenty thousand and 00/100" — or "Four hundred and twenty 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 420,000 in words?
Four hundred twenty thousand. In British English, "four hundred and twenty thousand".
What is the ordinal of 420,000?
Four hundred twenty thousandth, written 420000th.

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Sources

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