Crore

/kroʊr/ noun

Definition

A unit of numbering in South Asian languages equal to ten million (10,000,000); used in India and other countries.

Etymology

From Sanskrit 'koti' and Hindi 'karor,' the word represents the South Asian numerical system that differs from Western millions and billions.

Kelly Says

A crore is 10 million, and when you hear about Indian movie box office collections, they're often in crores—it's a reminder that different cultures count and name large numbers differently, which affects how we perceive scale.

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