Numbers
Numerical Expressions
Read large numbers in groups of hundreds. The grouping order in English is as follows from most to least:
trillion
billion
million
thousand
hundred
tens
In British English, include 'and' between the hundred and the tens. In American English, do not use 'and' between the hundred and tens. Notice that hundred, thousand, etc. is NOT followed by an 's'.
Two hundred NOT two hundreds
Example:
Hundreds
American English
Example:
423 - four hundred twenty three
234 - two hundred thirty four
British English
Example:
729 - seven hundred and twenty nine
632 - six hundred and thirty two
Thousands
The remaining examples use American English.Example:
41,365 - forty one thousand three hundred sixty five"
75,632 - seventy five thousand six hundred thirty two"
Millions
234,700,000 - two hundred AND thirty-four million seven hundred thousandAmerican English
Example:
500,184,295 - five hundred million one hundred eighty four thousand two hundred ninety five"
900,382,741- nine hundred million three hundred eighty two thousand seven hundred forty one"
Speaking About Numbers
Numbers are read in the following order in English
trillion, billion, million, thousand, hundred
Example:
2,350,400 => two million three hundred and fifty thousand four hundred