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crore

American  
[krawr, krohr] / krɔr, kroʊr /

noun

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

crore British  
/ krɔː /

noun

  1. (in Indian English) ten million

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Etymology

Origin of crore

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

Example Sentences

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"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 • Jul. 23, 2023

Crore, krōr, n. the sum of ten millions, or one hundred lacs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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