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title: "4,980 in words"
description: "4,980 in words is \"four thousand nine hundred eighty\". Ordinal form, the British spelling, how to write it on a cheque, and where each word comes from."
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# 4,980 in words

**4,980 in words: Four thousand nine hundred eighty**

4,980 is written "four thousand nine hundred eighty". British English inserts "and" before the final part, giving "four thousand nine hundred and eighty"; American English leaves it out.

## Where each word comes from

*4,000 + 900 + 80 = 4,980*

| Digit | Place | Worth | Spoken as |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | thousands | 4,000 | four thousand |
| 9 | hundreds | 900 | nine hundred |
| 8 | tens | 80 | eighty |

## The same number, other ways

- **In words (US):** Four thousand nine hundred eighty
- **In words (UK):** Four thousand nine hundred and eighty
- **Ordinal:** 4980th — four thousand nine hundred eightieth
- **Digits:** 4,980

## Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Four thousand nine hundred and eighty and 00/100" — or "Four thousand nine hundred and eighty 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 4,980 in words?

Four thousand nine hundred eighty. In British English, "four thousand nine hundred and eighty".

### What is the ordinal of 4,980?

Four thousand nine hundred eightieth, written 4980th.

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