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lakh
[ lak ]
noun
- the sum of 100,000, especially of rupees. The usual punctuation for sums of Indian money above a lakh is with a comma after the number of lakhs: Rs. 30,52,000 (that is, 30 lakhs and 52,000) instead of 3,052,000.
- an indefinitely large number.
lakh
/ lɑːk /
noun
- (in India and Pakistan) the number 100 000, esp when referring to this sum of rupees
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lakh1
First recorded in 1605–15; from Hindi lākh, ultimately from Sanskrit lakṣa
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lakh1
C17: from Hindi lākh, ultimately from Sanskrit lakshā a sign
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Example Sentences
If your Majesty leaves behind you the lakh and a half demanded by my partner I shall at least say that which is true.
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Here was actually a receipt showing that Nur Mahal had given the Feringhi jewels worth a lakh and a half of rupees.
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There is a trite saying among the Hindoos, that "a matrimonial alliance could not be completed without uttering a lakh of words."
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The Rajah of Jyneghur offered him a lakh of rupees a day as soon as the grand army should enter his district.
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If 1000 rupees be required, said the Shah, these persons will ask a pledge in property of a lakh of rupees.
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