Ore.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. Oregon.

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öre ² American  

[œ-ruh] / ˈœ rə /

Also øre

noun

plural

öre

1. a bronze coin of Norway, one 100th of a krone.

2. a zinc or bronze coin of Denmark, one 100th of a krone.

3. a bronze coin of Sweden, one 100th of a krona.

4. a fractional currency of the Faeroe Islands, one 100th of a krona.

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ore ³ American  

[awr, ohr] / ɔr, oʊr /

noun

1. a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.

2. a mineral or natural product serving as a source of some nonmetallic substance, as sulfur.

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ore ¹ British  

/ ɔː /

noun

1. any naturally occurring mineral or aggregate of minerals from which economically important constituents, esp metals, can be extracted

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öre ² British  

/ ˈørə /

noun

1. a Scandinavian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a Swedish krona and ( øre ) one hundredth of a Danish and Norwegian krone

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ore Scientific  

/ ôr /

1. A naturally occurring mineral or rock from which a valuable or useful substance, especially a metal, can be extracted at a reasonable cost.

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ore Cultural  

1. In geology, a mineral that contains a commercially useful material, such as gold or uranium.

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Ore deposits are generally mined, and the ore is processed to recover the material.

Etymology

Origin of öre¹

First recorded in 1600–10; ultimately from Latin aureus “a gold coin of ancient Rome”; aureus ( def. )

Origin of ore¹

before 900; conflation of Middle English ore, Old English ōra ore, unreduced metal; and Middle English or(e) ore, metal, Old English ār brass, cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German ēr, Old Norse eir, Gothic aiz; compare Latin aes bronze, coin, money

Example Sentences

But here’s the catch: raw ore isn’t what goes into solar panels and electronics.

From MarketWatch

“While China is a net importer—primarily of silver ore—it is also a major refiner and exporter of silver bars,” said Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank.

From Barron's

In November, the government launched the exploitation of one of the world's biggest iron ore deposits, Simandou in the southeast of the country, with a major ceremony.

From Barron's

The other included detailed geochemical measurements showing the concentrations of 70 critical minerals found in ore samples across the country.

From Science Daily

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From The Wall Street Journal

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