crores

crores · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of crore; units of ten million (10,000,000), used primarily in the Indian subcontinent.

  2. 2.

    In Indian numbering system, large sums of money or quantities expressed in multiples of ten million.

Related words

See also: crore, lakh, million
Synonyms: ten_millions

Etymology

From Hindi karor and Sanskrit koti meaning "ten million." Commonly used in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal for expressing large numbers, especially in financial contexts.