crore

English

English numbers ^(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]
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 crore or crores)

1. (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

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

ten million — see ten million

Coordinate terms

• lakh
• ₹

Related terms

• kror, krore

References

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

Anagrams

• corer