Abort or abort ( one word ) means to fail or stop at an early or premature stage, or to miscarry or terminate a pregnancy --
NASA had to abort the mission because of engine failure.
The accident caused her to abort the fetus.
A bort or a bort ( two words ) means a quantity of low-grade diamonds or fragments, useful when crushed or powdered --
They worked the mine for months, for nothing but a bort.
He still has a bort he hopes to sell; we'll need the money for expenses.
Now that you know that, you can say --
"If we abort the project now, we won't even have a bort to show for our trouble."
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