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title: "740,000 in words"
description: "740,000 in words is \"seven hundred forty thousand\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 740,000 in words

**740,000 in words: Seven hundred forty thousand**

740,000 is written "seven hundred forty thousand". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "seven hundred and forty thousand"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*700,000 + 40,000 = 740,000*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | hundred thousands | 700,000 | seven hundred thousand |
| 4 | ten thousands | 40,000 | forty thousand |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Seven hundred forty thousand
- **In words (UK):** Seven hundred and forty thousand
- **Ordinal:** 740000th — seven hundred forty thousandth
- **Digits:** 740,000

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Seven hundred and forty thousand and 00/100" — or "Seven hundred and forty 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 740,000 in words?

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

### What is the ordinal of 740,000?

Seven hundred forty thousandth, written 740000th.

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