Two Hundred and Twenty in Numbers

How to write 220 in words

The number 220 is written “two hundred and twenty” in British English. Notice the word “and”: British English places it between the hundreds and the rest of the group. American English usually leaves it out.

Because 220 is below one thousand it is a single group: name the hundreds, add "and", then name the remaining tens and units. That gives “two hundred and twenty”.

In running text the number is normally lowercase: “the fee is two hundred and twenty pounds”. At the start of a sentence, in a heading, or on a legal document it takes capitals: Two Hundred and Twenty. Formal documents often give both forms together, for example “two hundred and twenty (220)”, so that a reader can check one against the other.

4 words · 19 letters · 220 = 2.2 × 100 (one hundred)

Two Hundred and Twenty in figures

To turn “two hundred and twenty” back into digits, work group by group. Each group word (billion, million, thousand) marks a block of three digits. The result is 220, or 220 without separators.

How to write 220 on a cheque

Banks read the amount in words as the legal amount, so it must be exact. Write the pounds in words, add the word pounds, and finish with only so that nothing can be added afterwards.

• With pence: add the pence after the pounds – “Two hundred and twenty pounds and fifty pence only” for £220.50 – or write the pence as a fraction, “Two hundred and twenty pounds 50/100”.
• US check: “Two hundred twenty and 00/100 dollars”. American cheques drop the “and” after the hundreds and put it before the cents.
• Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: the currency word comes first and the amount is counted in lakh and crore – “Taka two hundred and twenty only”, with the figure written Tk. 220/=.

Read the full guide to writing a UK cheque or the guide to writing a cheque in Bangladesh for the layout, the date, and what to do if the words and figures disagree.

220 in British and American English

This is one of the numbers where the two spellings differ. British English keeps “and” after the hundreds; American English generally drops it.

Both are correct in their own country and both are understood everywhere. For a UK cheque, contract or exam, use the British form. See British vs American English numbers for the full comparison.

220 in Bangla (বাংলায় ২২০)

In Bangla, 220 is written ২২০ using Bengali digits, and in words it is দুইশো বিশ. Bangla has its own word for every number from one to ninety-nine, and above that it counts in হাজার (thousand), লাখ (lakh) and কোটি (crore), the same grouping used across Bangladesh and India.

On a cheque or invoice written in Bangla the amount reads দুইশো বিশ টাকা মাত্র (“দুইশো বিশ taka only”). In English on the same cheque it is Taka two hundred and twenty only – see How to write a cheque in Bangladesh.

Common mistakes when writing 220

• Dropping “and”. two hundred twenty is American usage. In British English write two hundred and twenty.
• Pluralising the group words. It is hundred, never “hundreds”, “thousands” or “millions” after a number.
• Mixing words and figures. In running text keep to one style: two hundred and twenty or 220, not 220 (two hundred and twenty) unless it is a legal document.

Other ways to write 220

Half of 220 is 110 (one hundred and ten). Double 220 is 440 (four hundred and forty).