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title: "842 in words"
description: "842 in words is \"eight hundred forty-two\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 842 in words

**842 in words: Eight hundred forty-two**

842 is written "eight hundred forty-two". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "eight hundred and forty-two"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*800 + 40 + 2 = 842*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 | hundreds | 800 | eight hundred |
| 4 | tens | 40 | forty |
| 2 | ones | 2 | two |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Eight hundred forty-two
- **In words (UK):** Eight hundred and forty-two
- **Ordinal:** 842nd — eight hundred forty-second
- **Roman numeral:** DCCCXLII
- **Digits:** 842

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Eight hundred and forty-two and 00/100" — or "Eight hundred and forty-two 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 842 in words?

Eight hundred forty-two. In British English, "eight hundred and forty-two".

### What is the ordinal of 842?

Eight hundred forty-second, written 842nd.

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