often attributive
1
: a naturally occurring mineral containing a valuable constituent (such as metal) for which it is mined and worked
2
: a source from which valuable matter is extracted
plural ore
a monetary subunit of the krona (Sweden) and krone see krona, krone at Money Table
plural øre
1
: a Danish monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ krone see krone at Money Table
also
: a coin representing one Danish øre
Note: Denmark's Faeroe Islands and Greenland also use an øre.
2
: a Norwegian monetary unit equal to ¹/₁₀₀ krone see krone at Money Table
also
: a coin representing one Norwegian øre
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Daria Mitiuk Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
International corporations have proposed several new mines with massive ore deposits in central and southern Arizona.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
So mine operators shifted to a focus on rare metal ores and minerals.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
The kit contains four samples of uranium ores—autunite, torbernite, uraninite, and carnotite—along with a Geiger–Mueller radiation counter and several other tools.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Keeping the mine running as long as possible was critical for Metinvest, which relied on coking coal to smelt iron ore into steel at its factories further west.
—Daria Mitiuk Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
International corporations have proposed several new mines with massive ore deposits in central and southern Arizona.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
So mine operators shifted to a focus on rare metal ores and minerals.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
The kit contains four samples of uranium ores—autunite, torbernite, uraninite, and carnotite—along with a Geiger–Mueller radiation counter and several other tools.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Ore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ore. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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ore
1 of 2 noun
ˈō(ə)r 
ˈȯ(ə)r
: a mineral mined to obtain a substance that it contains
iron ore
ore
2 of 2 nounˈər-ə
plural ore
: a unit of value equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀ krona or ¹⁄₁₀₀ krone
Etymology
Noun
Swedish öre and Danish and Norwegian øre
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