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title: "4,042 in words"
description: "4,042 in words is \"four thousand forty-two\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 4,042 in words

**4,042 in words: Four thousand forty-two**

4,042 is written "four thousand forty-two". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "four thousand and forty-two"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*4,000 + 40 + 2 = 4,042*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | thousands | 4,000 | four thousand |
| 4 | tens | 40 | forty |
| 2 | ones | 2 | two |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Four thousand forty-two
- **In words (UK):** Four thousand and forty-two
- **Ordinal:** 4042nd — four thousand forty-second
- **Digits:** 4,042

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Four thousand and forty-two and 00/100" — or "Four thousand and forty-two 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 4,042 in words?

Four thousand forty-two. In British English, "four thousand and forty-two".

### What is the ordinal of 4,042?

Four thousand forty-second, written 4042nd.

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## Sources

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