Lakh Definition
 lak 
  lakhs
  
    noun
  
 
    lakhs
  
One hundred thousand.
 Created three lakh jobs; worth one lakh fifty thousand rupees.
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In India and Pakistan,
 Webster's New World 
A large, indefinite number.
 Lakhs of birds in the sky.
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Synonyms: 
  - 100000
 - hundred thousand
 
Other Word Forms of Lakh
Noun
Singular:
 lakhPlural:
 lakhsOrigin of Lakh
Hindi Urdu l¯kh from Prakrit lakkha- from Sanskrit lakṭaḥ sign, token, prize, one hundred thousand of unknown origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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