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lakh (lak)

noun

in India and Pakistan,

  1. the sum of 100,000: said specifically of rupees
  2. any indefinitely large number

Etymology: Hindi lākh < Sans lakṣa

lakh Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • rupee: It's not everyday that a factory worker has to raise lakhs of rupees to save his son's life.

Adjective modifier

  • few: The number of copies of any given record varied from minimum of 500 to few lakhs, depending upon the popularity / sale.

Modifies a noun

  • child: About 3.6 lakh children in this age group could not be covered during the earlier rounds.

Preposition: per

  • annum: The deposits mopped by the Scheme are about Rs 426 lakh per annum.

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