How do you write 42,000 in words?

Forty-two thousand. In British English, "forty-two thousand".

What is the ordinal of 42,000?

Forty-two thousandth, written 42000th.

42,000 in words

Forty-two thousand

Number (1–3,999 for numerals)

Roman numeral

42,000 is written "forty-two thousand". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

Where each word comes from

40,000 + 2,000 = 42,000
Digit	Place	Worth	Spoken as
4	ten thousands	40,000	forty thousand
2	thousands	2,000	two thousand

The same number, other ways

In words (US): Forty-two thousand
In words (UK): Forty-two thousand
Ordinal: 42000th — forty-two thousandth
Digits: 42,000

Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Forty-two thousand and 00/100" — or "Forty-two thousand 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 42,000 in words?: Forty-two thousand. In British English, "forty-two thousand".
What is the ordinal of 42,000?: Forty-two thousandth, written 42000th.

0 in words zero
8 in words eight
11 in words eleven
12 in words twelve
13 in words thirteen
15 in words fifteen
19 in words nineteen
20 in words twenty
21 in words twenty-one
40 in words forty
42 in words forty-two
50 in words fifty

Sources

Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked