crore
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.
Coordinate terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
ten million — see ten million
References edit
- “crore”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.