ore
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- noun
:
øre (Dinamarca/Noruega)
Examples
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"I like you and the child," he said heavily and gave me fifty ore.
Fiction book (1995) -
In Denmark, an ore is worth one-hundredth of a krone, making it a crucial part of local currency.
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When I traveled to Norway, I learned that an ore is used as a subunit of their krone.
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In Sweden, people often refer to an ore when discussing prices in the local currency, which equals one-hundredth of a krona.
Compounds
- Specialized
Rock that people clean to remove impurities and leave the useful mineral
- Specialized
A dark rock with much iron that sticks to a magnet and people use to make iron
- Specialized
A green rock that contains lead and gives small amounts of lead when processed
- Specialized
A rock with copper and iron that has bright blue and purple colors like peacock feathers
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ore for money comes from an old Scandinavian word eyrir, which was the name of a small silver coin. That is why a modern ore is a tiny part of a krona or krone, equal to one hundredth of the currency.