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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David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Within 40 years the radioactivity is reduced to one-thousandth of when the fuel was unloaded, and within 1,000 to 10,000 years the fuel is only as radioactive as the original ore it was made from.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2024
Redistributing Refining Refining rare earth ore into rare earth oxides begins with a process called beneficiation in the industry.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
Ready to load iron ore pellets, the laker arrived in subzero temperatures, which didn’t stop visitors from bracing the cold to photograph the ship’s arrival.
—Wyatt Buckner, Twin Cities, 17 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Aluminum is the most abundant metallic element in the Earth’s crust and can be obtained from bauxite ore.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Within 40 years the radioactivity is reduced to one-thousandth of when the fuel was unloaded, and within 1,000 to 10,000 years the fuel is only as radioactive as the original ore it was made from.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2024
Redistributing Refining Refining rare earth ore into rare earth oxides begins with a process called beneficiation in the industry.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
Ready to load iron ore pellets, the laker arrived in subzero temperatures, which didn’t stop visitors from bracing the cold to photograph the ship’s arrival.
—Wyatt Buckner, Twin Cities, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Ore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ore. Accessed 15 Jan. 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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