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crore
[ krawr, krohr ]
noun
- (in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
crore
/ krɔː /
noun
- (in Indian English) ten million
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crore1
First recorded in 1600–10, crore is from the Hindi word kroṛ, karoṛ
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Word History and Origins
Origin of crore1
C17: from Hindi karōr, from Prakrit krodi
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Example Sentences
When the cession took place, each half was estimated at one crore and thirty-three lacs.
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The half retained by the Oude Sovereign was estimated at the same; but it now yields to the Sovereign only one crore.
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She describes 100,000 with one word—a 'lahk'; she describes ten millions with one word—a 'crore'.
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He was brought to Lahore and had to pay a crore (ten millions) of rupees.
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We should not be surprised to be told that the amount spent within the last thirty years alone amounts to a crore of rupees.
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