crore

English

English numbers ^(edit)

	100000000
	10,000,000
	1000000
Cardinal: ten million, crore     Ordinal: ten-millionth

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani करोड़ / کروڑ‎ (karoṛ).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɹɔɹ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɹɔː/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /kɹo(ː)ɹ/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /kɹoə/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
• Homophone: craw (most non-rhotic accents)

Noun

crore (plural crores)

1. (India) ten million; 10,000,000. Often used with units of money.

   Following the ban, the government stands to lose ₹30 crore annually, sources said. (India Times, 2nd July 2003)

   The population of Gujarat is 3.39 crores.

Usage notes

There seems to be no standard way of abbreviating crore. The Indian press uses Cr, cr, Cr. and cr. with apparent indifference. Most often it is not abbreviated at all.

Coordinate terms

• lakh
• ₹

References

• “crore”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• corer