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title: "1,503 in words"
description: "1,503 in words is \"one thousand five hundred three\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 1,503 in words

**1,503 in words: One thousand five hundred three**

1,503 is written "one thousand five hundred three". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "one thousand five hundred and three"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*1,000 + 500 + 3 = 1,503*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | thousands | 1,000 | one thousand |
| 5 | hundreds | 500 | five hundred |
| 3 | ones | 3 | three |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** One thousand five hundred three
- **In words (UK):** One thousand five hundred and three
- **Ordinal:** 1503rd — one thousand five hundred third
- **Roman numeral:** MDIII
- **Digits:** 1,503

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "One thousand five hundred and three and 00/100" — or "One thousand five hundred and three 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 1,503 in words?

One thousand five hundred three. In British English, "one thousand five hundred and three".

### What is the ordinal of 1,503?

One thousand five hundred third, written 1503rd.

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## Sources

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