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Definition of crore number from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

crore

number

/krɔː(r)/

/krɔːr/

plural verb

(plural crore, crores)

(Indian English)

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ten million; one hundred lakh
Word Originfrom Hindi karoṛ, based on Sanskrit koṭi ‘ten millions’.

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