crore

noun

plural crores also crore
: ten million
specifically : a unit of value equal to ten million rupees or 100 lakhs

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After a whole host of franchises chased his services, Sunrisers Hyderabad took the plunge for 8.75 crore in 2022 (just over $1 million in 2024 money). Tim Ellis, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024 The Koffee With Karan maker is selling 50% to its shares to Serene Productions, which is led by pharmaceutical tycoon Adar Poonawalla, for 1,000 crore ($120M). Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024 In a project that would cost 45,000 crore rupees ($5.4 billion), APSEZ will expand the port’s capacity by 289 million metric tons to 514 million metric tons. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 Between 2021 and 2022, Adani Group doubled its market cap from ₹9.62 lakh crore to ₹18.13 lakh crore. Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2023 See all Example Sentences for crore 

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu karoṛ

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crore was in 1609

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“Crore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crore. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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