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title: "4,742 in words"
description: "4,742 in words is \"four thousand seven hundred forty-two\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 4,742 in words

**4,742 in words: Four thousand seven hundred forty-two**

4,742 is written "four thousand seven hundred forty-two". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "four thousand seven hundred and forty-two"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*4,000 + 700 + 40 + 2 = 4,742*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | thousands | 4,000 | four thousand |
| 7 | hundreds | 700 | seven hundred |
| 4 | tens | 40 | forty |
| 2 | ones | 2 | two |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Four thousand seven hundred forty-two
- **In words (UK):** Four thousand seven hundred and forty-two
- **Ordinal:** 4742nd — four thousand seven hundred forty-second
- **Digits:** 4,742

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Four thousand seven hundred and forty-two and 00/100" — or "Four thousand seven hundred 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 4,742 in words?

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

### What is the ordinal of 4,742?

Four thousand seven hundred forty-second, written 4742nd.

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