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title: "83 in words"
description: "83 in words is \"eighty-three\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 83 in words

**83 in words: Eighty-three**

83 is written "eighty-three". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

## Where each word comes from

*80 + 3 = 83*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 | tens | 80 | eighty |
| 3 | ones | 3 | three |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Eighty-three
- **In words (UK):** Eighty-three
- **Ordinal:** 83rd — eighty-third
- **Roman numeral:** LXXXIII
- **Digits:** 83

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Eighty-three and 00/100" — or "Eighty-three 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 83 in words?

Eighty-three. In British English, "eighty-three".

### What is the ordinal of 83?

Eighty-third, written 83rd.

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## Sources

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