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821 in words

821 in words
Eight hundred twenty-one

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

Where each word comes from

800 + 20 + 1 = 821
Digit Place Worth Spoken as
8 hundreds 800 eight hundred
2 tens 20 twenty
1 ones 1 one

The same number, other ways

In words (US)
Eight hundred twenty-one
In words (UK)
Eight hundred and twenty-one
Ordinal
821st — eight hundred twenty-first
Roman numeral
DCCCXXI
Digits
821

Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Eight hundred and twenty-one and 00/100" — or "Eight hundred and twenty-one 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 821 in words?
Eight hundred twenty-one. In British English, "eight hundred and twenty-one".
What is the ordinal of 821?
Eight hundred twenty-first, written 821st.

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Sources

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