crore

[ krawr, krohr ]

noun

1. (in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.

crore

/ krɔː /

noun

1. (in Indian English) ten million

Word History and Origins

Origin of crore¹

First recorded in 1600–10, crore is from the Hindi word kroṛ, karoṛ

Word History and Origins

Origin of crore¹

C17: from Hindi karōr, from Prakrit krodi

Example Sentences

"With Bain committing 1,000 Crore rupees of capital in the company, we are now equipped to grow 4x from here," Gupta said in a statement.

From Reuters

“Crore” is the Indian English word for 10 million, so the article was saying that India had just discovered 50 million citizens it never knew it had.

From Literature

A very rich person is someone who has a crore of dollars or rupees, not a million of them.

From Literature

But what I found myself puzzling about even more was the word “crore.”

From Literature

The use of “lakh” and “crore” is a legacy of the mathematics of ancient India.

From Literature