Crore vs Cr - What's the difference?

crore | cr |


As a noun crore

is (india) ten millions, particularly with regard to a currency.

As a symbol cr is

crore.

crore

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (India) Ten millions, particularly with regard to a currency.
  • :Following the ban, the government stands to lose Rs 30 crore annually, sources said. (India Times, 2nd July 2003)
    • The population of Gujarat is 3.39 crores .

    Usage notes

    There seems to be no standard way of abbreviating crore . The Indian press uses Cr, cr, with apparent indifference. Most often it is not abbreviated at all.

    See also

    * lakh

    Anagrams

    * Pakistani English Indian English

    cr

    Translingual

    Symbol

    (head)
  • The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Costa Rica.
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