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title: "1,049 in words"
description: "1,049 in words is \"one thousand forty-nine\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 1,049 in words

**1,049 in words: One thousand forty-nine**

1,049 is written "one thousand forty-nine". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "one thousand and forty-nine"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*1,000 + 40 + 9 = 1,049*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | thousands | 1,000 | one thousand |
| 4 | tens | 40 | forty |
| 9 | ones | 9 | nine |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** One thousand forty-nine
- **In words (UK):** One thousand and forty-nine
- **Ordinal:** 1049th — one thousand forty-ninth
- **Roman numeral:** MXLIX
- **Digits:** 1,049

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "One thousand and forty-nine and 00/100" — or "One thousand and forty-nine 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 1,049 in words?

One thousand forty-nine. In British English, "one thousand and forty-nine".

### What is the ordinal of 1,049?

One thousand forty-ninth, written 1049th.

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## Sources

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