crore
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English[edit]
[a], [b] ← 10,000 | ← 1,000,000 (106) | 10,000,000 (107) | 100,000,000 (108) → | 1,000,000,000 (109) → [a], [b], [c] |
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Cardinal: ten million, crore Ordinal: ten-millionth |
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hindustani करोड़ / کروڑ (karoṛ).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (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[edit]
crore (plural crore or crores)
- (India) ten million; 10,000,000; or with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,00,000. 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[edit]
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.
Translations[edit]
ten million — see ten million
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References[edit]
- “crore”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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