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8,500 in words

8,500 in words
Eight thousand five hundred

8,500 is written "eight thousand five hundred". That spelling is the same in British and American English.

Where each word comes from

8,000 + 500 = 8,500
Digit Place Worth Spoken as
8 thousands 8,000 eight thousand
5 hundreds 500 five hundred

The same number, other ways

In words (US)
Eight thousand five hundred
In words (UK)
Eight thousand five hundred
Ordinal
8500th — eight thousand five hundredth
Digits
8,500

Writing it on a cheque

On a cheque the amount line reads "Eight thousand five hundred and 00/100" — or "Eight thousand five hundred 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 8,500 in words?
Eight thousand five hundred. In British English, "eight thousand five hundred".
What is the ordinal of 8,500?
Eight thousand five hundredth, written 8500th.

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Sources

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