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crore Definition

crore (krōr)

noun pl. crores or crore

in India and Pakistan, one hundred lakhs, or the sum of ten million: said specif. of rupees

Etymology: < Hindi karoṛ

crore Usage Examples

Preposition: of

    Modifies a noun

    • rupee: Even then, the financial demand runs into tens of crores rupees per year.

    Preposition: per

    • annum: The decision would save expenditure incurred in procurement, distribution and administration of oral polio vaccine of approximately Rs 25 crore per annum.