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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Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Forrest joins a morning exercise drill with Fortescue employees at Cloudbreak, a Fortescue iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia on Dec 6, 2024.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
The firm’s Trail Operations refinery complex receives zinc ore from the Red Dog mine in northwest Alaska and turns it into various products, including around 20 tons of refined germanium a year, according to a US Geological Survey estimate.
—Maddie Stone, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2025
It was founded in 1901 by Andrew Carnegie and others; financed by J. P. Morgan; presided over by Charles Schwab; and supported by John D. Rockefeller, who had the ore deposits.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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The new plant will source its raw material, laterite nickel ore, from Merdeka Battery’s Sulawesi Cahaya Mineral unit, which operates one of the world’s largest nickel mines.
—Yessar Rosendar, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Forrest joins a morning exercise drill with Fortescue employees at Cloudbreak, a Fortescue iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia on Dec 6, 2024.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
The firm’s Trail Operations refinery complex receives zinc ore from the Red Dog mine in northwest Alaska and turns it into various products, including around 20 tons of refined germanium a year, according to a US Geological Survey estimate.
—Maddie Stone, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2025
It was founded in 1901 by Andrew Carnegie and others; financed by J. P. Morgan; presided over by Charles Schwab; and supported by John D. Rockefeller, who had the ore deposits.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Ore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ore. Accessed 9 Mar. 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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