"crore" meaning in English

See crore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɹɔɹ/ [General-American], /kɹɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɹo(ː)ɹ/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /kɹoə/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crore.wav Forms: crore [plural], crores [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani करोड़ / کروڑ (karoṛ). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|inc-hnd}} Borrowed from Hindustani Head templates: {{en-noun|crore|+}} crore (plural crore or crores)
  1. (India) ten million; 10,000,000; or with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,00,000. Often used with units of money. Tags: India Derived forms: multicrore Related terms: kror, krore Coordinate_terms: lakh,

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Alternative forms

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