Round 769 481 to the nearest thousand.

1. Identify the digit in the thousands place and the digit to its right

In $769\ 481$, the digit in the thousands place is $9$. The digit to its right (hundreds place) is $4$.

2. Apply rounding rules

Since the digit in the hundreds place is $4$, which is less than $5$, we round down. The thousands digit remains $9$, and all digits to the right become $0$.
$769\ 481 \approx 769\ 000$