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title: "79 in words"
description: "79 in words is \"seventy-nine\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 79 in words

**79 in words: Seventy-nine**

79 is written "seventy-nine". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

## Where each word comes from

*70 + 9 = 79*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | tens | 70 | seventy |
| 9 | ones | 9 | nine |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Seventy-nine
- **In words (UK):** Seventy-nine
- **Ordinal:** 79th — seventy-ninth
- **Roman numeral:** LXXIX
- **Digits:** 79

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Seventy-nine and 00/100" — or "Seventy-nine 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 79 in words?

Seventy-nine. In British English, "seventy-nine".

### What is the ordinal of 79?

Seventy-ninth, written 79th.

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## Sources

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