plural crores also crore
: ten million
specifically
: a unit of value equal to ten million rupees or 100 lakhs
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The idea of winning Rs 1 crore had driven countless Indians to try their luck at KBC, dedicating years to memorizing trivia with no assurance of ever being able to compete on the show.
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Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
To help with Beximco’s reopening, Janata Bank plans to reschedule defaulted loans totaling roughly 35,000 crore taka, or $2.9 billion.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 20 Aug. 2025
Pushpa 2 is also the first Indian movie ever to cross 400 crore in its opening weekend, doing so from just the Thursday-Saturday portion.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
The Indian government has launched an $18 million (150 crore) effort in the Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh to examine the problem and possible solutions.
—Byathar Parvaiz, science.org, 2 Dec. 2024
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Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
To help with Beximco’s reopening, Janata Bank plans to reschedule defaulted loans totaling roughly 35,000 crore taka, or $2.9 billion.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 20 Aug. 2025
Pushpa 2 is also the first Indian movie ever to cross 400 crore in its opening weekend, doing so from just the Thursday-Saturday portion.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
The Indian government has launched an $18 million (150 crore) effort in the Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh to examine the problem and possible solutions.
—Byathar Parvaiz, science.org, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Crore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crore. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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