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title: "704 in words"
description: "704 in words is \"seven hundred four\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 704 in words

**704 in words: Seven hundred four**

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

## Where each word comes from

*700 + 4 = 704*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | hundreds | 700 | seven hundred |
| 4 | ones | 4 | four |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Seven hundred four
- **In words (UK):** Seven hundred and four
- **Ordinal:** 704th — seven hundred fourth
- **Roman numeral:** DCCIV
- **Digits:** 704

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Seven hundred and four and 00/100" — or "Seven hundred and four 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 704 in words?

Seven hundred four. In British English, "seven hundred and four".

### What is the ordinal of 704?

Seven hundred fourth, written 704th.

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