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lakh definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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