Anglo-Indian. Also 7 carror, kraur, courou, kourou, crou, crow. [ad. Hindī kărōṛ, krōṛ:—Prakrit kroḍi, Skr. koṭi.] Ten millions, or one hundred lakhs (usually of rupees).
1609. Hawkins, in Purchas, Pilgrims (1625), I. 216 (Y.). The Kings yeerely Income of his Crowne Land is fiftie Crou of Rupias, euery Crou is an hundred Leckes.
1678. J. Phillips, Tavernier’s Trav. Ind., II. I. ii. 22. 100000 Roupies make a Lekke. 100000 Lekks make a Kraur.
1696. Ovington, Voy. Suratt, 189 (Y.). A Courou is an hundred thousand Lacks.
1753. Hanway, Trav. (1762), II. XIV. v. 362, note. A crore is an hundred lacks, or one million two hundred and fifty thousand pounds.
1859. J. Lang, Wand. India, 109. I would give a crore of rupees (one million sterling) to see her only for one moment.
1876. A. Arnold, in Contemp. Rev., June, 42. His father had five Persian crores of soldiers (2,500,000 men).
