| 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. |

ö·re (ɶ'rə) n. See Table at currency. [Swedish, from Old Norse eyrir, from Latin aureus, gold coin, from aurum, gold.] |
ø·re (ɶ'rə) n. See Table at currency. [Danish and Norwegian, both from Old Norse eyrir; see öre.] |