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Crore vs Prore - What's the difference?

crore | prore |

As nouns the difference between crore and prore

is that crore is ten millions, particularly with regard to a currency while prore is the prow or fore part of a ship.

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

    prore

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (poetic, obsolete) The prow or fore part of a ship.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Galleys with vermilion prores .
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