A
lakh ( or ; abbreviated
L) is a unit in the
Indian numbering system equal to
one hundred thousand (100,000;
scientific notation: 10
5). In the Indian convention of
digit grouping, it is written as
1,00,000. For example, in India 150,000 rupees becomes 1.5 lakh rupees, written as 1,50,000 or INR 1,50,000.