Definition of LAKHS

Examples of lakh in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web So far, the initiative has collected around Rs 20 lakh ($27,000) and is aiming for Rs 1 crore ($135,000) so that the team can provide basic amenities to the ghats (riverbank locations) where cremations happen. — Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 25 June 2021 While very few migrants from other states have made use of ration portability in Maharashtra—just 3,055 transactions had been registered as of June—the number of interstate transactions is an impressive 7.2 lakh. — Vijayta Lalwani, Quartz, 6 July 2021 After reaching a daily-high of about 1 lakh cases in September, Covid-19 cases in India had been falling steadily till February. — Vijayta Lalwani, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2021 Daily Covid-19 cases in India crossed the two-lakh mark on April 14, with an official death toll of over 1,000. — Scroll Staff, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2021 The fees for the coaching classes in Kota, Rajasthan—the hub of IIT entrance test training institutes—can surpass Rs5 lakh ($6,702). — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2021 In India, a soldier with one year of experience earns around Rs4.5 lakh annually. — Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2021 The sale also assumes significance, given that divestment proceeds in the current financial year are expected to drastically fall short of the government’s ambitious Rs2.1 lakh crore target. — Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 21 Dec. 2020 There were one lakh -- 100,000 emotions in that moment. — Monita Soni, al, 14 Dec. 2020

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