(n.) Ten millions; as, a crore of rupees (which is nearly $5,000,000).
Example Sentences:
(1) "I said this earlier and I say it again: that 125 crore (1.25 billion) Indians' hopes and aspirations are embedded in this temple of democracy," he said, later recalling his humble origins and the country's independence fighters.
(2) Of crores of rupees (hundreds of thousands of pounds) being spent on wedding dancers alone.
(3) Goa's state financial losses have been estimated at Rs 35,000 crore (US$5bn) as a result of large-scale mining scams.
(4) Karnataka incurred a revenue loss of Rs 2,976.26 crore between 2005 and 2011 due to illegal extraction and transportation of minerals.
(5) Only 5.84 per cent of the 19,968 diabetics of the district Neubrandenburg had a diabetes duration of 15 and crore years (long term diabetics) in 1982.
Lakh
Definition:
(n.) One hundred thousand; also, a vaguely great number; as, a lac of rupees.
(n.) Same as Lac, one hundred thousand.
Example Sentences:
(1) Immunization coverage evaluation surveys were carried out for a 2.4 lakh rural and 2.2 lakh urban population of Delhi by the cluster sampling method.
(2) Lowering the window, I hear a cacophony of voices attempting to sell me a new property: “We offer a two-bedroom flat for only 22 lakh rupees [£21,500], ma’am!” “We have better amenities and a brilliant location to boot, ma’am!” “Ma’am, our company has been building flats for more than 20 years and has a brilliant reputation!” The scene is reminiscent of vegetable vendors hawking in crowded market places throughout India .
(3) To improve the quality of MCH services, a Home Based Mothers Card (HBMC) prepared and recommended by World Health Organization was adapted to Indian situation, and introduced in 1.5 lakh population of rural area covered by 6 participating centres under the aegis of Indian Council of Medical Research.
(4) In 2011, the base rate of pay for surrogate mothers in one Mumbai clinic was 2 lakh (£2,060).
(5) It is incumbent on the government to establish more than 3 lakh hospital beds in the next 13 years to meet the target of 1 bed for 1,000 people in concordance with the objectives of the Bhore Committee.
(6) Clinical observations of 1265 leprosy cases identified in the course of the above surveys covering a total population of nearly 1.8 lakhs of school children are presented.
(7) So she and her husband took out a loan of 3 lakh more and bought their home.
(8) So, in 2011, surrogates were paid at most 2.75 lakh (£2,835).
(9) She believed 4 lakh would have been fairer compensation (women who delivered one child were paid 2 lakh, or 2.5 lakh if they underwent a caesarean section).
(10) But he thinks it would cost eight to 10 lakh [$8-10,000] and….” There’s no end to the sentence.
(11) Sonali had already borne a child, despite her husband’s reservations, for an Israeli couple, in December 2012, for which she had been paid 2.5 lakh rupees (£2,580), which had not been enough to buy the house outright.
(12) Prevalence rates of leprosy in 6 endemic districts in Andhra Pradesh, India with a population of 168.71 lakhs (1981 census) were studied before and after screening of registered cases.
(13) But you cannot buy a house for 2 lakh in Ulhasnagar.
(14) In the past eight years, Laxmi, who works as a project co-ordinator at Stop Acid Attacks , a New Delhi-based organisation that supports survivors, has undergone seven reconstructive operations at an estimated total cost of Rs 30 lakh (£34,000).