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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of crore

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

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India bowler Shikha Pandey was the surprise recipient of the third-biggest contract of the auction, going for 2.4 crore Indian rupees to Warriorz.

From BBC Nov. 27, 2025

Tata Group, which owns Air India, has said it would give one crore rupee - the equivalent of about £86,000 - to the families of each person who was killed in the crash.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2025

A crore is 10 million rupees, or $188,000.

From Reuters Jan. 26, 2012

But the cost of bringing him and his entourage here will be upward of 1.5 crore rupees,’’ approximately $290,000.

From New York Times Dec. 3, 2011

If the seven crore Mussulmans are partners in the Empire, I submit that their wish must be held to be all sufficient for refraining from punishing Turkey.

From Freedom's Battle Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation by Gandhi, Mahatma

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