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title: "1,508 in words"
description: "1,508 in words is \"one thousand five hundred eight\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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site: "At One Place"
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# 1,508 in words

**1,508 in words: One thousand five hundred eight**

1,508 is written "one thousand five hundred eight". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "one thousand five hundred and eight"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*1,000 + 500 + 8 = 1,508*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | thousands | 1,000 | one thousand |
| 5 | hundreds | 500 | five hundred |
| 8 | ones | 8 | eight |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** One thousand five hundred eight
- **In words (UK):** One thousand five hundred and eight
- **Ordinal:** 1508th — one thousand five hundred eighth
- **Roman numeral:** MDVIII
- **Digits:** 1,508

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "One thousand five hundred and eight and 00/100" — or "One thousand five hundred 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 1,508 in words?

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

### What is the ordinal of 1,508?

One thousand five hundred eighth, written 1508th.

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## Sources

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