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title: "940 in words"
description: "940 in words is \"nine hundred forty\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 940 in words

**940 in words: Nine hundred forty**

940 is written "nine hundred forty". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "nine hundred and forty"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*900 + 40 = 940*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 9 | hundreds | 900 | nine hundred |
| 4 | tens | 40 | forty |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Nine hundred forty
- **In words (UK):** Nine hundred and forty
- **Ordinal:** 940th — nine hundred fortieth
- **Roman numeral:** CMXL
- **Digits:** 940

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Nine hundred and forty and 00/100" — or "Nine hundred and forty 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 940 in words?

Nine hundred forty. In British English, "nine hundred and forty".

### What is the ordinal of 940?

Nine hundred fortieth, written 940th.

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