crorepati
/ˌkrɔːˈpʌti/noun
उच्चारण क्रॉपटी
करोड़पति
Core word
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[C] Indian English
a person who has money or property worth at least one crore (ten million) rupees; a very rich person
करोड़पति
- The lottery made him a crorepati overnight.
- The small trader's son became a crorepati through his software company.
- Few people become a crorepati before the age of thirty.
+ 2 more examples
- Many viewers dream of becoming a crorepati on a quiz show.
- The farmer's land near the new highway made him a crorepati.
Synonyms millionaire multimillionaire tycoon
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a crorepati (countable noun)
A crorepati is a person, so the word takes a or an and has a plural.
'Crorepati' एक व्यक्ति के लिए है, इसलिए इसके साथ a/an आता है और plural भी बनता है।
- He became a crorepati overnight.
- Several crorepatis live in this colony.
become/turn crorepati
After become or turn, the article is often left out when the word acts like a status.
'Become' या 'turn' के बाद जब शब्द स्थिति बताता है, तब article प्रायः छोड़ दिया जाता है।
- The farmer turned crorepati after selling his land.
crorepati + noun
Used before a noun as an informal label.
अनौपचारिक विशेषण की तरह यह noun से पहले आ सकता है।
- Radhika watched a crorepati game show.
register/style note
It is an informal Indian English word, so avoid it in formal essays; use a multimillionaire or a very rich man.
यह अनौपचारिक भारतीय English शब्द है, इसलिए औपचारिक निबंध में 'multimillionaire' जैसे शब्द बेहतर हैं।
- The newspaper called him a self-made crorepati.
crorepati vs millionaire
A crorepati has one crore (ten million) rupees, which is worth far more than one million rupees, so the two words are not equal.
Crorepati के पास एक करोड़ रुपये होते हैं, जो दस लाख रुपये से कहीं अधिक है; इसलिए दोनों शब्द बराबर नहीं हैं।
- A lakhpati is far poorer than a crorepati.
+Collocations 5
verb + crorepati
becometurnmake someonedream of becoming
- Many students dream of becoming a crorepati.
adjective + crorepati
youngfirst-timeself-madeovernightinstant
- The young crorepati started with a small shop.
crorepati + noun
quizshowwinnerdreamclub
- The quiz show made a crorepati of a schoolteacher.
crorepati + preposition
by profitfrom a lotteryin businessovernight
- He became a crorepati from a single lottery ticket.
crorepati + describing words
richestfamouslocalbank-owned
- The local crorepati built the new school wing.
“More examples 6
- The TV quiz made a crorepati out of a village teacher.
टीवी quiz ने एक गाँव के शिक्षक को करोड़पति बना दिया।
- Not every crorepati lives in a big house.
हर करोड़पति बड़े घर में नहीं रहता।
- She worked hard for twenty years before she became a crorepati.
वह बीस वर्ष कठिन परिश्रम के बाद करोड़पति बनी।
- The share market has turned many young investors into crorepatis.
शेयर बाज़ार ने कई युवा निवेशकों को करोड़पति बना दिया है।
- A crorepati is not always a happy person.
करोड़पति हमेशा सुखी व्यक्ति नहीं होता।
- Radhika's quiz team hopes to win and become crorepatis.
राधिका की quiz टीम जीतकर करोड़पति बनने की आशा रखती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a crorepati man.
✓ He is a crorepati.
Crorepati already means a rich man; adding man repeats the idea.
'Crorepati' का अर्थ स्वयं धनी व्यक्ति है; 'man' जोड़ना दोहराव है।
✗ Many crorepati attended the function.
✓ Many crorepatis attended the function.
After many, the noun must be plural.
'Many' के बाद noun plural होना चाहिए।