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title: "80 in words"
description: "80 in words is \"eighty\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/80/
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# 80 in words

**80 in words: Eighty**

80 is written "eighty". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

## Where each word comes from

*80 = 80*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 | tens | 80 | eighty |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Eighty
- **In words (UK):** Eighty
- **Ordinal:** 80th — eightieth
- **Roman numeral:** LXXX
- **Digits:** 80

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Eighty and 00/100" — or "Eighty 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 80 in words?

Eighty. In British English, "eighty".

### What is the ordinal of 80?

Eightieth, written 80th.

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## Sources

- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)