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title: "1,008 in words"
description: "1,008 in words is \"one thousand eight\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 1,008 in words

**1,008 in words: One thousand eight**

1,008 is written "one thousand eight". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "one thousand and eight"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*1,000 + 8 = 1,008*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | thousands | 1,000 | one thousand |
| 8 | ones | 8 | eight |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** One thousand eight
- **In words (UK):** One thousand and eight
- **Ordinal:** 1008th — one thousand eighth
- **Roman numeral:** MVIII
- **Digits:** 1,008

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "One thousand and eight and 00/100" — or "One thousand and eight 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 1,008 in words?

One thousand eight. In British English, "one thousand and eight".

### What is the ordinal of 1,008?

One thousand eighth, written 1008th.

## Related pages

- [1,008 in Roman numerals](https://atoneplace.net/roman-numerals/1008/)
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- [0 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/0/)
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- [12 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/12/)
- [13 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/13/)
- [15 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/15/)
- [19 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/19/)
- [20 in words](https://atoneplace.net/number-to-words/20/)

## Sources

- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)