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title: "880 in words"
description: "880 in words is \"eight hundred eighty\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 880 in words

**880 in words: Eight hundred eighty**

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

## Where each word comes from

*800 + 80 = 880*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8 | hundreds | 800 | eight hundred |
| 8 | tens | 80 | eighty |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Eight hundred eighty
- **In words (UK):** Eight hundred and eighty
- **Ordinal:** 880th — eight hundred eightieth
- **Roman numeral:** DCCCLXXX
- **Digits:** 880

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Eight hundred and eighty and 00/100" — or "Eight hundred and eighty 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 880 in words?

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

### What is the ordinal of 880?

Eight hundred eightieth, written 880th.

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