lakhs

number/læks/

Frequency rank: #12,017 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Plural of lakh; units of one hundred thousand, used in South Asian numbering systems.

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Example sentence

The charity received donations worth several lakhs of rupees from generous supporters.

Synonyms & related words

  • hundreds-of-thousands

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