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crore | million |

As a noun crore

is ten millions, particularly with regard to a currency.

As a numeral million is

the cardinal number 1,000,000: 106.

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

    million

    English

    Numeral

    (head)
  • The cardinal number 1,000,000: 106.

    • See also

    * (short scale) Previous': thousand. ' Next : billion * (long scale) Previous': thousand. ' Next : milliard * (Ordinal) millionth * ISO prefix: mega-

    Derived terms

    * like a million bucks * megamillion * millionary * millionfold * millionth * millionaire * never in a million years * one in a million * one million * thanks a million

    Related terms

    * billion * trillion