How to Use lakh in a Sentence

lakh

noun
Definition of lakhnext
  • The merged entity will have deposits of Rs14.6 lakh crore, which is twice that of the UBI.
    — Pramod Mathew, Quartz India, 30 Aug. 2019
  • So towards the end of August, we were left with only around Rs7 lakh.
    — Itika Sharma Punit, Quartz India, 25 Sep. 2019
  • The paramilitary had claimed that Baske was a Maoist guerilla whose capture carried a reward of Rs 10 lakh, Singh said.
    — Vijayta Lalwani, Quartz, 20 July 2021
  • By this calculation, Dabhi should be entitled to over Rs 25 lakh for her years of work.
    — Aarefa Johari, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • The central bank’s latest measures come a day after finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Rs1.7 lakh crore ($23 billion) package to help the poor and marginalised live through the crisis.
    — Pramod Mathew, Quartz India, 26 Mar. 2020
  • His wife, Ameena Khan, estimated that their losses exceeded Rs 30 lakh.
    — Supriya Sharma, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2022
  • In India, a soldier with one year of experience earns around Rs4.5 lakh annually.
    — Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2021
  • After reaching a daily-high of about 1 lakh cases in September, Covid-19 cases in India had been falling steadily till February.
    — Vijayta Lalwani, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • The sale also assumes significance, given that divestment proceeds in the current financial year are expected to drastically fall short of the government’s ambitious Rs2.1 lakh crore target.
    — Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 21 Dec. 2020
  • While there is no official data, industry estimates show up to 6 lakh crore rupees ($80.5 billion) cumulatively having been invested already by resident Indians in crypto assets.
    — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2021

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