488 in words

488 is written "four hundred eighty-eight". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "four hundred and eighty-eight"; American English leaves it out.

Where each word comes from

The same number, other ways

In words (US)

Four hundred eighty-eight

In words (UK)

Four hundred and eighty-eight

Ordinal

488th — four hundred eighty-eighth

Roman numeral

CDLXXXVIII

Digits

488

Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Four hundred and eighty-eight and 00/100" — or "Four hundred and eighty-eight 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.