lakh
noun
ˈläk 
ˈlak
ˈlak 1
: one hundred thousand
50 lakhs of rupees
2
: a great number
lakh adjective
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In this fiscal, various Indian state governments have already announced over 1 lakh crore rupees ($12.5 billion)-worth of welfare schemes and subsidies. 
Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 22 Aug. 2022 Sebi has now levied a fine of 3 crore rupees ($397,936) on Ramkrishna, Rs2 crore each on NSE, Subramanian, and Narain, and Rs6 lakh on VR Narasimhan, who was the chief regulatory officer and compliance officer then. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 14 Feb. 2022 In fiscal 2022, India’s total inward remittances stood at $85.6 billion (6.83 lakh crore rupees). Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 21 July 2022 His wife, Ameena Khan, estimated that their losses exceeded Rs 30 lakh. Supriya Sharma, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2022 Those left out will be paid 11-12 lakh rupees ($14,089-$15,370), a corpus part comprising the salary and part government’s contribution. Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 16 June 2022 Eight years later, Sufi’s business was clocking an annual turnover of Rs 60 lakh – before a fire reduced it to a worthless heap on April 16. Supriya Sharma, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2022 Overall, the government’s interest payments for the financial year 2023 will be higher than the 9.4 lakh crore rupees ($121 billion) projected in this year’s budget. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 13 May 2022 In 2022, the crop can fetch an average of Rs4.5 lakh ($6,071) per acre per year compared to the Rs60,000 ($809) for peanuts. Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 18 Jan. 2022 See More
Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 22 Aug. 2022 Sebi has now levied a fine of 3 crore rupees ($397,936) on Ramkrishna, Rs2 crore each on NSE, Subramanian, and Narain, and Rs6 lakh on VR Narasimhan, who was the chief regulatory officer and compliance officer then. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 14 Feb. 2022 In fiscal 2022, India’s total inward remittances stood at $85.6 billion (6.83 lakh crore rupees). Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 21 July 2022 His wife, Ameena Khan, estimated that their losses exceeded Rs 30 lakh. Supriya Sharma, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2022 Those left out will be paid 11-12 lakh rupees ($14,089-$15,370), a corpus part comprising the salary and part government’s contribution. Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 16 June 2022 Eight years later, Sufi’s business was clocking an annual turnover of Rs 60 lakh – before a fire reduced it to a worthless heap on April 16. Supriya Sharma, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2022 Overall, the government’s interest payments for the financial year 2023 will be higher than the 9.4 lakh crore rupees ($121 billion) projected in this year’s budget. Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 13 May 2022 In 2022, the crop can fetch an average of Rs4.5 lakh ($6,071) per acre per year compared to the Rs60,000 ($809) for peanuts. Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 18 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdu lākh
First Known Use
1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1