lakh

IPA: ɫˈæk

Root Word: Lakh

A lakh (abbreviated L; sometimes written lac) is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand (100,000; scientific notation: 105).

Examples of "lakh" in Sentences

A lakh is a hundred thousand, and a krore ten million.
Note: [17] ` A lakh is a hundred thousand, and a crore is a hundred lakhs, or ten millions.
The Indian population in New Zealand is a little over one lakh, which is 2.6 per cent of the total population of the country.
No matter what happens to the money invested in MFs, after five years, the capital invested in the FD is going to net you Rs5 lakh, which is what you originally started out with.
I found this explanation at Wikipedia: ' The name may originate from the Sanskrit word laksha लक्ष, meaning "many" and referring to the soup's many ingredients; the word is also the origin of the Hindi term lakh'.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, KPCC president R V Deshpande and Opposition leader in the assembly, Siddaramaiah, said the members decided that the amount of Rs 75 lakh, which is now in a fixed deposit, would be given to the government to be utilized for constructing houses under various schemes.