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plural crores also crore
:ten million
specifically:a unit of value equal to ten million rupees or 100 lakhs
Examples ofcrore in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebEarlier in December, the CID filed 17 cases against both Rahman brothers, their sons and 24 others for allegedly laundering some 1,000croretaka ($820 million) to shell entities in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates using 93 lines of credit between 2021 and 2024.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019Minimalist has scaled fast to cross an annual revenue run rate of INR 500crore, or $57.8 million, in four years.—Jennifer Weil,WWD, 3 Sep. 2019The Indian government has launched an $18 million (150crore) effort in the Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh to examine the problem and possible solutions.—Byathar Parvaiz,science.org, 2 Dec. 2024Pushpa 2 is also the first Indian movie ever to cross 400crorein its opening weekend, doing so from just the Thursday-Saturday portion.—Nancy Tartaglione,Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024See All Example Sentences forcrore
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Jasmin Malik Chua,Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019Minimalist has scaled fast to cross an annual revenue run rate of INR 500crore, or $57.8 million, in four years.—Jennifer Weil,WWD, 3 Sep. 2019The Indian government has launched an $18 million (150crore) effort in the Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh to examine the problem and possible solutions.—Byathar Parvaiz,science.org, 2 Dec. 2024Pushpa 2 is also the first Indian movie ever to cross 400crorein its opening weekend, doing so from just the Thursday-Saturday portion.—Nancy Tartaglione,Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024See All Example Sentences forcroreWord History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdukaroṛ
First Known Use
1609, in the meaning definedabove
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“Crore.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crore. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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