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title: "830 in words"
description: "830 in words is \"eight hundred thirty\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 830 in words

**830 in words: Eight hundred thirty**

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

## Where each word comes from

*800 + 30 = 830*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 | hundreds | 800 | eight hundred |
| 3 | tens | 30 | thirty |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Eight hundred thirty
- **In words (UK):** Eight hundred and thirty
- **Ordinal:** 830th — eight hundred thirtieth
- **Roman numeral:** DCCCXXX
- **Digits:** 830

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Eight hundred and thirty and 00/100" — or "Eight hundred and thirty 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 830 in words?

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

### What is the ordinal of 830?

Eight hundred thirtieth, written 830th.

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## Sources

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