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title: "820 in words"
description: "820 in words is \"eight hundred twenty\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 820 in words

**820 in words: Eight hundred twenty**

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

## Where each word comes from

*800 + 20 = 820*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 | hundreds | 800 | eight hundred |
| 2 | tens | 20 | twenty |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Eight hundred twenty
- **In words (UK):** Eight hundred and twenty
- **Ordinal:** 820th — eight hundred twentieth
- **Roman numeral:** DCCCXX
- **Digits:** 820

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Eight hundred and twenty and 00/100" — or "Eight 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 820 in words?

Eight hundred twenty. In British English, "eight hundred and twenty".

### What is the ordinal of 820?

Eight hundred twentieth, written 820th.

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## Sources

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