crore
noun
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plural crores
also crore
Definition of crore
: ten million
specifically
: a unit of value equal to ten million rupees or 100 lakhs
Examples of crore in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In financial year 2019, Rs70,000 crore ($9.74 billion) was recovered through the IBC, according to credit ratings agency CRISIL. — Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, "Arun Jaitley: From 19 months in prison to the high table of Indian economic affairs," 24 Aug. 2019 The chain reported a revenue of Rs 1,814 crore, or more than $263 million in fiscal year 2019, according to Business Standard. — Niha Masih, Washington Post, "Founder of India’s largest coffee chain is missing," 30 July 2019 Vivo has allocated another Rs4,000 crore for setting up a new manufacturing plant in the country, which will double the production capacity to 50 million units per year and generate another 5,000 jobs, Marya added. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, "Vivo’s Rs2,000 crore marketing splurge during IPL helps it clock best-ever sales in India," 29 July 2019 In March this year, Siddhartha received about Rs3,200 crore ($465 million) by selling 20.32% stake in software services company Mindtree. — Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, "An Indian coffee baron has gone missing," 29 July 2019 Tata Power-DDL recently received permission from the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) to spend Rs520 crore on smart meters, which can then be passed on to consumers as higher tariffs, if required. — Kuwar Singh, Quartz India, "Can smart meters re-energise India’s crumbling power distribution companies?," 18 June 2019 India has proposed an unmanned scientific mission to moon (Chandrayaan-I) in early 2008, in a Rs 380 crore project. — Wired Staff, WIRED, "It Italians storm the cosmos, can Indians be far behind?," 17 Jan. 2006These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crore.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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