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title: "720 in words"
description: "720 in words is \"seven hundred twenty\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 720 in words

**720 in words: Seven hundred twenty**

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

## Where each word comes from

*700 + 20 = 720*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | hundreds | 700 | seven hundred |
| 2 | tens | 20 | twenty |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Seven hundred twenty
- **In words (UK):** Seven hundred and twenty
- **Ordinal:** 720th — seven hundred twentieth
- **Roman numeral:** DCCXX
- **Digits:** 720

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Seven hundred and twenty and 00/100" — or "Seven 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 720 in words?

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

### What is the ordinal of 720?

Seven hundred twentieth, written 720th.

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## Sources

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