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480,000 in words

480,000 in words
Four hundred eighty thousand

480,000 is written "four hundred eighty thousand". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "four hundred and eighty thousand"; American English leaves it out.

Where each word comes from

400,000 + 80,000 = 480,000
Digit Place Worth Spoken as
4 hundred thousands 400,000 four hundred thousand
8 ten thousands 80,000 eighty thousand

The same number, other ways

In words (US)
Four hundred eighty thousand
In words (UK)
Four hundred and eighty thousand
Ordinal
480000th — four hundred eighty thousandth
Digits
480,000

Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Four hundred and eighty thousand and 00/100" — or "Four hundred and eighty 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 480,000 in words?
Four hundred eighty thousand. In British English, "four hundred and eighty thousand".
What is the ordinal of 480,000?
Four hundred eighty thousandth, written 480000th.

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Sources

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