crores
n. countablen. a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to ten million. People use it when talking about large amounts of money or big populations in South Asia.
n. a unit in the South Asian numbering system representing ten million (10,000,000). Typically written as 1,00,00,000 with commas following the Indian convention.
The new movie earned over fifty crores in its first weekend.
The government announced a relief package worth several thousand crores to support farmers after the drought.
With a population exceeding one hundred and forty crores, the nation faces significant logistical challenges in implementing uniform infrastructure projects across its diverse states.
Often used as a collective noun that stays singular after a specific number (e.g., 'five crore') but takes the plural 's' when referring to indefinite large amounts ('crores of people').
ten millions croresten million / one croreLearners may try to translate the value literally; 'crore' is a specific unit that replaces 'ten million' in South Asian English contexts.