crore
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English
| [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): /kɹoɹ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɹɔː/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (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 (non-rhotic)
Noun
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
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
ten million — see ten million
References
- “crore”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
Champenois
Etymology
Inherited from Old French croire, from Latin crēdere.
Pronunciation
Noun
crore
- (Troyen) to believe
References
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