What's the difference between lakh and lash?

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).

Lash


Definition:

  • (n.) The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
  • (n.) A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a snare.
  • (n.) A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as, the culprit received thirty-nine lashes.
  • (n.) A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
  • (n.) A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
  • (n.) In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
  • (v. t.) To strike with a lash ; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
  • (v. t.) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a whale lashes the sea with his tail.
  • (v. t.) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
  • (v. t.) To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice.
  • (v. i.) To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic language.
  • (n.) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten; as, to lash something to a spar; to lash a pack on a horse's back.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The conclusions lead us to recommend wide surgical excision for those melanomas arising on the lash margins.
  • (2) His shot, though, was pawed on to the inside of the post by David Marshall and it was left to Victor Wanyama to lash the loose ball into the empty net.
  • (3) I look back at those moments with shame – you look to your parents to protect you so, when it seems they are falling apart, you lash out at them because you feel vulnerable.
  • (4) The initial effort was poor, hit straight into the wall, but Sánchez took out his anger on the rebound, lashing it through the wall on the volley and past Silvio Proto.
  • (5) Windshields, spectacles, contact lenses, lashes, an excessive tear meniscus, intraocular lens scratches, and posterior capsular opacification are possible causes that can be easily identified and treated.
  • (6) Everton were level as Barkley lashed the ball past John Ruddy with his left foot after Seamus Coleman had cut inside from the right flank.
  • (7) The head of the New South Wales taxi council has lashed out at Labor leader Luke Foley’s support for Uber, likening the system to “WorkChoices on steroids”.
  • (8) But the Brownlow Medallist missed other chances and appeared to lash out at Scott Thompson in a messy exchange, as Sydney missed the preliminary finals for the first time in four seasons.
  • (9) Intracutaneous sterile water injections have been reported to relieve acute labor pain and cervical pain in whip-lash patients.
  • (10) John Terry made the decisive contact, lashing in the loose ball, then quickly went back to making sure his own defence was not so generous.
  • (11) Meanwhile, a leading coal industry lobby group, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, dismissed the report as “unsubstantiated scare tactics and hyperbole” and lashed out at Obama for moving ahead on power plant regulations.
  • (12) The email also lashed out at the New York Times 's “sloppy” reporting, echoing a previous strategy of attacking the MSNBC network over its coverage of the so-called “Bridgegate” scandal.
  • (13) Exacerbations of signs and symptoms recurred when lashes regrew.
  • (14) Higuain picks up the ball and lashes a shot across the face of goal from the left.
  • (15) She was originally sentenced to 99 lashes, but her case was reopened when a court in Tabriz suspected her of murdering her husband.
  • (16) • This article was amended on 15 June 2015 to clarify that a letter Badawi dictated from prison was not published first by Der Spiegel, but is the preface to a book of his writings, 1,000 Lashes.
  • (17) Ribery lashes the thing towards goal with thunderous fury, Pyatov does well to get down and save, but Mamadou Sakho is on hand to tuck the ball home from close range.
  • (18) Sunderland’s right-back, Santiago Vergini, inadvertently gave Southampton the lead by lashing the ball into his own net in the 12th minute, and that signalled the start of a barmy encounter that had home fans in raptures and Sunderland in tatters.
  • (19) But only now, when the world's biggest economies have been lashed by the fallout from the irrational exuberance of the markets, has the idea captured the imagination of their leaders, including Gordon Brown , right.
  • (20) Morgan Tsvangirai , the principal challenger to Robert Mugabe for the presidency of Zimbabwe, has said a credible election next week is all but impossible and lashed out at the head of the African Union for backing his rival.

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