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A '''crore''' is the number 10^7, equal to 10 [[million]] or 100 [[lakh]]. It is used in India for [[money]] and as a number. In India it is written 1,00,00,000 and in other countries it is written 10,000,000.{{Asia-stub}}
{{Short description|Indian numbering system name for ten million}}
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[[Category:Currency of Asia]]
'''Crore''' ({{IPAc-en|k|r|ɔər}}; abbreviated '''cr''') denotes the quantity [[10,000,000|ten million]] (10<sup>7</sup>) and is equal to 100 [[lakh]] in the [[Indian numbering system]]. In many international contexts, the [[decimal]] quantity is formatted as 10,000,000, but when used in the context of the Indian  numbering system, the quantity is usually formatted 1,00,00,000<!--**DO NOT CHANGE COMMA FORMATTING**-->.<ref name="nroer">{{cite web |title=Knowing our Numbers |url=http://nroer.gov.in/nroer_team/file/readDoc/55b23f2881fccb054b6be25f/ |website=Department of School Education And Literacy |publisher=National Repository of Open Educational Resources |access-date=13 February 2016 |archive-date=16 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216163129/http://nroer.gov.in/nroer_team/file/readDoc/55b23f2881fccb054b6be25f/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[Category:Economy of India]]
 
[[Category:Economy of Pakistan]]
Crore is widely used both in official and other contexts in [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[India]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nepal]], and [[Pakistan]]. The next named numbers after it are ''arab'' (i.e. a billion), and ''kharab'' (i.e. a trillion), although they are not widely used in the modern-day Indian subcontinent.
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== Etymology and regional variants ==
 
The word ''crore'' derives from the [[Prakrit]] word {{Transliteration|pra|kroḍi}}, which in turn comes from the [[Sanskrit]] {{Transliteration|sa|koṭi}} ({{Lang|sa|कोटि}}),<ref>''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', 1st ed., 1893, ''s.v.'' 'crore'</ref> denoting ten million in the [[Indian number system]], which has separate terms for most powers of ten from 10<sup>0</sup> up to 10<sup>19</sup>.
 
'''By language'''
 
* '''[[Assamese language|Assamese]]''': ক্ৰোড় kroṛ
* '''[[Bengali language|Bengali]]''': কোটি kōṭī (though some also use the word "ক্ৰোড়" kroṛ)
* '''[[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]''': कड़ो kaṛo
* '''[[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]''': (Hindi: करोड़, Urdu: کروڑ) kroṛ
* '''[[Maldivian language|Dhivehi]]''': ކޯރޯ  kāroo
* '''[[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]''': કરોડ koṛo
* '''[[Kannada]]''': ಕೋಟಿ kōṭi
* '''[[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]''': کروڑ kroṛ
* '''[[Khasi language|Khasi]]''': kro
* '''[[Malayalam]]''': കോടി kōṭi
* '''[[Marathi language|Marathi]]''': कोटी kōṭī
* '''[[Meitei language|Meitei]]''': ꯀꯩꯡ kōṭi1
* '''[[Nepali language|Nepali]]''': करोड kroṛ
* '''[[Odia language|Odia]]''': କୋଟି kōṭi
* '''[[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]''': ([[Shahmukhi]]:کروڑ [[Gurmukhi]]: ਕਰੋੜ)
* '''[[Sanskrit]]''': कोटि kōṭi
* '''[[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]''': කෝටිය kōṭiya
* '''[[Tamil Nadu|Tamil]]''': கோடி kōṭi
* '''[[Telugu language|Telugu]]''': కోటి kōṭi
 
==Money==
Large amounts of money in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan are often written in terms of ''crore''. For example 150,000,000 (one hundred and fifty million) rupees is written as "fifteen ''crore'' [[rupee]]s", "{{INR}} 15&nbsp;crore".<ref name="nroer" /> In the abbreviated form, usage such as "{{INR}} 15 cr" is common.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Posamentier |first1=Alfred S. |last2=Poole |first2=Peter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FmPcDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA478 |title=Understanding Mathematics Through Problem Solving |date=2020-03-23 |publisher=World Scientific |isbn=978-981-4663-69-4 }}</ref>
 
[[Orders of magnitude (numbers)#1012|Trillions]] (in the [[long and short scales|short scale]]) of money are often written or spoken of in terms of ''lakh crore''. For example, ''one trillion rupees'' is equivalent to:
 
* {{Indian Rupees}}1&nbsp;lakh crore
* {{Indian Rupees}}10<sup>12</sup>
* {{Indian Rupees}}10,00,00,00,00,000 in [[Indian numbering system#Decimal formatting|Indian notation]]
* {{Indian Rupees}}1,000,000,000,000 in metric notation
 
== See also ==
{{Wiktionary|crore}}
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* [[English numerals]]
* [[Hebdo-]]
* [[Myriad]] (10,000)
* [[Names of large numbers]]
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==References==
{{reflist}}
 
==Sources==
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Crore}}
* {{Merriam-Webster|Crore}}
 
[[Category:Customary units in India]]
[[Category:Hindi words and phrases]]
[[Category:Powers of ten]]
[[Category:Units of amount]]
[[Category:Urdu words and phrases]]
[[Category:Nepali words and phrases]]

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Crore (/krɔːr/; abbreviated cr) denotes the quantity ten million (107) and is equal to 100 lakh in the Indian numbering system. In many international contexts, the decimal quantity is formatted as 10,000,000, but when used in the context of the Indian numbering system, the quantity is usually formatted 1,00,00,000.[1]

Crore is widely used both in official and other contexts in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. The next named numbers after it are arab (i.e. a billion), and kharab (i.e. a trillion), although they are not widely used in the modern-day Indian subcontinent.

Etymology and regional variants[edit | edit source]

The word crore derives from the Prakrit word kroḍi, which in turn comes from the Sanskrit koṭi (कोटि),[2] denoting ten million in the Indian number system, which has separate terms for most powers of ten from 100 up to 1019.

By language

Money[edit | edit source]

Large amounts of money in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan are often written in terms of crore. For example 150,000,000 (one hundred and fifty million) rupees is written as "fifteen crore rupees", "₹ 15 crore".[1] In the abbreviated form, usage such as "₹ 15 cr" is common.[3]

Trillions (in the short scale) of money are often written or spoken of in terms of lakh crore. For example, one trillion rupees is equivalent to:

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Knowing our Numbers". Department of School Education And Literacy. National Repository of Open Educational Resources. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed., 1893, s.v. 'crore'
  3. ↑ Posamentier, Alfred S.; Poole, Peter (23 March 2020). Understanding Mathematics Through Problem Solving. World Scientific. ISBN 978-981-4663-69-4.

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