Hundreds with a hyphenated ending
373 combines “three hundred” with the hyphenated ending “seventy-three”.
Three hundred seventy-three
Pattern: Hundreds with a hyphenated ending
373 combines “three hundred” with the hyphenated ending “seventy-three”.
| Digit | Position | Value | Value in words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | hundreds | 300 | three hundred |
| 7 | tens | 70 | seventy |
| 3 | ones | 3 | three |
| Group | Digits | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| units group | 373 | three hundred seventy-three |
373 combines “three hundred” with the hyphenated ending “seventy-three”.
The spelling contains one hyphen. Each hyphen joins a tens word to a non-zero ones word inside the same two-digit group.
The American English style used here normally omits “and” between “hundred” and the following tens or ones.