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. interchangeably, however it is predominantly spelt unabbreviated.
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Translations[edit]
ten million — see ten million
References[edit]
- “crore”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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