Recent Examples on the WebIn the next 3 years our film industry will grow to $100 billion dollars, providing employment to lakhs [hundreds of thousands] of people.—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Aug. 2023 Every year, more than one lakh (or 100,000) of artisans fashion handmade locks, whether in huge factories or at kitchen tables.—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023 The government had then assured that savings of up to Rs 2.5 lakh would not be questioned by authorities.—Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 23 May 2023 The depletion of fish stock in the Arabian Sea is a growing concern for Mumbai’s Kolis, an indigenous community of over two lakh fish workers living in villages like Madh Koliwada, along the city’s coast.—Aarefa Johari, Quartz, 6 July 2021 See all Example Sentences for lakh
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