lakh
Americannoun
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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.
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an indefinitely large number.
noun
Etymology
Origin of lakh
First recorded in 1605–15; from Hindi lākh, ultimately from Sanskrit lakṣa
Example Sentences
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At the third school they attended, Mbaye was quickly recognized for his cooking skill, where he learned to make lakh, a sour milk pudding.
From Washington Times • Jul. 18, 2020
So she and her husband took out a loan of 3 lakh more and bought their home.
From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2016
Five lakh tonnes of food grains, ready-to-eat food packets and water were also made ready to distribute to people in affected areas.
From Time • Oct. 12, 2013
The government had given the Thapars a 45-year contract to extract 1.5 lakh tonnes of bamboo at a hugely subsidised rate.
From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2010
Four sets of gold and sixty-four sets of silver utensils described before, amounting in value to near a lakh of Rupees, were given on the occasion.
From The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal by Bose, Shib Chunder
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