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:
386 - three hundred eighty six
321 - three hundred twenty one
British English
Example:
579 - five hundred seventy nine
542 - five hundred forty two
Thousands
The remaining examples use American English.Example:
27,814 - twenty seven thousand eight hundred fourteen
91,456 - ninety one thousand four hundred fifty six
Millions
234,700,000 - two hundred AND thirty-four million seven hundred thousandAmerican English
Example:
900,154,789 - nine hundred million one hundred fifty four thousand seven hundred and eighty nine
600,825,747 - six hundred million eight hundred twenty five thousand seven hundred forty seven
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