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
Examples of ore in a Sentence
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John Yoon, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Port Hedland’s port, the world’s biggest iron ore export point, closed on Wednesday, while the ports of Dampier and Varanus Island, a gathering and processing hub for oil and gas, were shut down on Thursday evening.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
According to the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, the US push for domestic mining and processing is a challenge to China’s dominance over 90 percent of global rare earth ore processing and critical materials like neodymium magnets, which secure its geopolitical leverage.
—Michaela Rychetska and Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 13 Feb. 2025
Producing pennies also takes a toll on the environment due to the carbon dioxide emissions, pollutants, and energy use associated with mining the ores to make the coins.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Australian meteorologists said the storm had made landfall at 12:30 p.m. local time 34 miles northeast of Port Hedland, a town of about 15,000 people in the Pilbara region, a desert that is home to some of the world’s largest iron ore mines.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Port Hedland’s port, the world’s biggest iron ore export point, closed on Wednesday, while the ports of Dampier and Varanus Island, a gathering and processing hub for oil and gas, were shut down on Thursday evening.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Feb. 2025
According to the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, the US push for domestic mining and processing is a challenge to China’s dominance over 90 percent of global rare earth ore processing and critical materials like neodymium magnets, which secure its geopolitical leverage.
—Michaela Rychetska and Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 13 Feb. 2025
Producing pennies also takes a toll on the environment due to the carbon dioxide emissions, pollutants, and energy use associated with mining the ores to make the coins.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Ore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ore. Accessed 26 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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