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Definition of Lakhs
1. lakh [n] - See also: lakh
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lakhs
Literary usage of Lakhs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Capital (1888)
"the net loss works out to Rs. 26.81 lakhs. In view of the loss at the net level,
both the preference and equity dividends have again been skipped. ..."
2. Afghanistan by Angus Hamilton (1906)
"from Kabul during 1904-05 alone increased by 25 lakhs of rupees, the volume of
trade proceeding from Kandahar showing an improvement no less emphatic. ..."
3. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter, Great Britain India Office (1908)
"The temporarily settled estates in Chittagong* were settled in 1848 and in 1881,
the aggregate revenue amounting to 3-85 lakhs. This was raised by the ..."
4. Memorandum on the Progress of the Madras Presidency During the Last Forty by Seshayangar Srinivasa Raghavaiyangar (1893)
"Of less important articles of export, the value of tobacco has risen from a little
over 2 lakhs in 1855-56 to 17 lakhs in 1889-90, and tea from ^ a lakh to ..."
5. Railway Engineer by Railway Division (1908)
"In addition Rs. 84.06 lakhs were incurred on miscellaneous items (English stores,
etc.) connected with railways. The total outlay amounted to Rs. ..."
6. The Annual Register (1895)
"From April to October the quantity of cotton exported from Bombay was very nearly
that of the same months in 1893, but the value was 64 lakhs less. ..."
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