Crores is a plural noun used in South Asian finance to denote ten million units of currency in the Indian numbering system. Commonly heard in contexts discussing wealth, budgets, or macroeconomic figures, it contrasts with the smaller lakh (one hundred thousand). In Hindi, Marathi, and other languages that use the crore unit, it is frequently referenced in formal reporting and everyday financial discussions.
"The project secured a budget of 50 crores for the development phase."
"Her company acquired crores of rupees in revenue this quarter."
"The government announced a relief package amounting to several crores."
"Investors whispered about crores in potential profits as the stock surged."
Crore comes from the Indian numbering system where numbers are grouped in powers of ten and lakh (one hundred thousand) is followed by crore (ten million). The term traces to Marathi and Hindi usage and was adopted into many modern Indian languages; Sanskrit roots lie in samkhya-like counting constructs, but its exact etymology is colloquial and entrenched in regional numerical naming. As modern finance and journalism popularized the term, crores became common primarily in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and among diasporic communities. The earliest printed uses emerged in late 19th to early 20th century financial writing when newspapers and bankers needed scalable units beyond lakhs. Over time, crores became standard shorthand in both public and private sector reporting, especially for project budgets, GDP discussions, and market news.
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Say CRORES with stress on the first syllable. In US and UK, it’s generally /ˈkroʊrz/ or /ˈkrəʊrz/ depending on the speaker. The initial /k/ is held briefly, the /ro/ blends quickly into a rhotic vowel, and the final /z/ is a voiced alveolar fricative. Visualize: ‘CRO’ as in crowd, then ‘res’ like ‘rears’ without a diphthong shift. IPA: US /ˈkroʊrz/, UK /ˈkrəʊrz/. Audio reference: use native Indian finance broadcasts for best pronunciation cues.
Common errors include pronouncing the second syllable with too much vowel length, turning /ro/ into a longer /roʊ/ in all accents, and misplacing the final Z as /s/ in rapid speech. Correction tips: keep /ro/ as a tight, single syllable; end with a clear voiced /z/; ensure the tongue grips lightly for the /r/ before the vowel in rhotic accents. Practicing with minimal pairs like CRORES vs CROWRS can help you hear the difference in rounding and rhotacization.
In US English, /ˈkroʊrz/ with a more pronounced long o and rhotic r. In UK English, /ˈkrəʊrz/ may reduce the first vowel to a schwa before a rounded /əʊ/ diphthong; non-rhotic tendencies can alter the r-coloring in careful speech. Australian English tends to a closer front /ɹ/ but may reduce the vowel before r, resulting in /ˈkroːz/ or /ˈkrəʊz/ depending on the speaker. The core is the /kr/ onset, a rounded mid vowel, and a final /z/.
The difficulty centers on balancing the diphthong in the first syllable with a clean alveolar fricative at the end, plus preserving a crisp /r/ in a non-Germanic vowel cluster. Indian-number terms also carry non-native stress and duration patterns for many learners; the medial /ro/ can blur into a single vowel, and the final /z/ should be voiced, not devoiced. Practicing the exact IPA sequence helps anchor muscle memory: /ˈkroʊrz/ (US) and /ˈkrəʊrz/ (UK).
Unique to Crores is the combination of a strong initial onset consonant cluster /kr/ followed by a rounded mid vowel and a final voiced /z/. In connected speech you’ll often hear a slight vowel reduction in fast talk, but you should maintain a clear /ro/ or /rəʊ/ before the /z/. Ensure your lips round for the /o/ vowel and keep the tongue high for the /r/ transition. IPA cues: /ˈkroʊrz/ or /ˈkrəʊrz/.
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