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title: "42,000 in words"
description: "42,000 in words is \"forty-two thousand\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 42,000 in words

**42,000 in words: Forty-two thousand**

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.

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## Sources

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