n. One hundred thousand, used especially of units of money.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Same as lac, one hundred thousand.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. See lac.
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n. the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten
Word Usage
"I found this explanation at Wikipedia: ' The name may originate from the Sanskrit word laksha लक्ष, meaning "many" and referring to the soup's many ingredients; the word is also the origin of the Hindi term lakh'."