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title: "740 in words"
description: "740 in words is \"seven hundred forty\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 740 in words

**740 in words: Seven hundred forty**

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

## Where each word comes from

*700 + 40 = 740*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | hundreds | 700 | seven hundred |
| 4 | tens | 40 | forty |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Seven hundred forty
- **In words (UK):** Seven hundred and forty
- **Ordinal:** 740th — seven hundred fortieth
- **Roman numeral:** DCCXL
- **Digits:** 740

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Seven hundred and forty and 00/100" — or "Seven hundred and forty 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 740 in words?

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

### What is the ordinal of 740?

Seven hundred fortieth, written 740th.

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## Sources

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