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title: "520 in words"
description: "520 in words is \"five hundred twenty\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 520 in words

**520 in words: Five hundred twenty**

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

## Where each word comes from

*500 + 20 = 520*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 | hundreds | 500 | five hundred |
| 2 | tens | 20 | twenty |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Five hundred twenty
- **In words (UK):** Five hundred and twenty
- **Ordinal:** 520th — five hundred twentieth
- **Roman numeral:** DXX
- **Digits:** 520

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Five hundred and twenty and 00/100" — or "Five 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 520 in words?

Five hundred twenty. In British English, "five hundred and twenty".

### What is the ordinal of 520?

Five hundred twentieth, written 520th.

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- [20 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/20/)

## Sources

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