ore

¹

[ awr, ohr ]

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.

öre

²

[ œ-ruh ]

noun

, plural ö·re.

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.

Ore.

³

abbreviation for

1. Oregon.

öre

¹

/ ˈørə /

noun

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

ore

²

/ ɔː /

noun

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

ore

/ 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.

ore

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

Notes

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

Word History and Origins

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

Origin of ore²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ore¹

Old English ār, ōra; related to Gothic aiz, Latin aes, Dutch oer

Example Sentences

Marriott is a commercial interior designer who now lives in Portland, Ore., but grew up in Arcadia.

From Los Angeles Times

Echoing an ongoing U.S. mineral survey called the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative, SinoProbe II aims to chart ore formations and fossil fuel basins as deep as 3 kilometers and develop extraction technologies.

From Science Magazine

It’s the nerve centre for all the company’s Pilbara iron ore operations, which span 17 mines in total, including the three making up Greater Nammuldi.

From BBC

In Los Angeles to promote his latest action role in “Swimming With Sharks” director George Huang’s “Weekend in Taipei,” Evans soon will return to Portland, Ore., for work on the Prime Video series “Criminal,” in which he plays the lead role of Tracy Lawless.

From Los Angeles Times

Ballot boxes in Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash., were burned last week, damaging hundreds of ballots — a move that local authorities said was “targeted and intentional.”

From Los Angeles Times

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