crore

English

Etymology

From Hindi करोड़ (kroṛ) and Urdu کروڑ‏ (kroṛ).

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 millions, particularly with regard to a currency.

   Following the ban, the government stands to lose Rs 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.

See also

• lakh

Anagrams

• corer