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

Examples of lakh in a Sentence

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According to a report by the Rediffusion Consumer Lab, India's middle class, defined as households earning between ₹5 lakh and ₹30 lakh annually (roughly $6,000 to $36,000), made up 31 percent of the population in 2025. Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025 According to another but earlier story also in The Times, RS 64 lakh in cash disappeared without a trace from 2 ATMs in Modinagar a couple of weeks ago. IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2010 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 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 1 May. 2025.

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