1
: one hundred thousand
50 lakhs of rupees
2
: a great number
lakh adjective

Examples of lakh in a Sentence

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Currently, the intensive training for each MTE costs around 2 lakh rupees — about $2,500. Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 8 Sep. 2024 To cover the cost of travel to Russia, Moun’s brother sold the family’s one-acre land for 11.5 lakh rupees, or nearly $14,000. Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024 In the next 3 years our film industry will grow to $100 billion dollars, providing employment to lakhs [hundreds of thousands] of people. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Aug. 2023 Every year, more than one lakh (or 100,000) of artisans fashion handmade locks, whether in huge factories or at kitchen tables. Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for lakh 

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu lākh

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of lakh was in 1599

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“Lakh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lakh. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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