Ore (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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.
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.
abbreviation
  1. Oregon.
noun
  1. any naturally occurring mineral or aggregate of minerals from which economically important constituents, esp metals, can be extracted
noun plural öre
  1. a Scandinavian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a Swedish krona and (øre) one hundredth of a Danish and Norwegian krone
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