crore

English edit

**English numbers ^(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]}
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

lakh
₹

Related terms edit

kror, krore

Translations edit

ten million — see ten million

References edit

“crore”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams edit

corer