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par
1[ pahr ]
noun
- Finance.
- the legally established value of the monetary unit of one country in terms of that of another using the same metal as a standard of value.
- the state of the shares of any business, undertaking, loan, etc., when they may be purchased at the original price issue par or at their face value nominal par.
- an equality in value or standing; a level of equality:
The gains and the losses are on a par.
- an average, usual, or normal amount, degree, quality, condition, standard, or the like:
above par;
to feel below par.
- Golf. the number of strokes set as a standard for a specific hole or a complete course.
adjective
- average or normal.
- Finance. at or pertaining to par:
the par value of a bond.
verb (used with object)
- Golf. to equal par on (a hole or course).
par
2[ pahr ]
adjective
- of or relating to participating insurance.
par-
3- variant of para- 1 before a vowel:
parenchyma.
par.
4abbreviation for
- paragraph.
- parallel.
- parenthesis.
- parish.
par-
1par
2/ pɑː /
noun
- an accepted level or standard, such as an average (esp in the phrase up to par )
- a state of equality (esp in the phrase on a par with )
- finance the established value of the unit of one national currency in terms of the unit of another where both are based on the same metal standard
- commerce
- See par value
- the condition of equality between the current market value of a share, bond, etc, and its face value (the nominal par ). This equality is indicated by at par, while above ( or below ) par indicates that the market value is above (or below) face value
- golf an estimated standard score for a hole or course that a good player should make
par for the course was 72
- below par or under parnot feeling or performing as well as normal
- par for the coursean expected or normal occurrence or situation
adjective
- average or normal
- usually prenominal commerce of or relating to par
par value
par.
3abbreviation for
- paragraph
- parenthesis
- parish
Par.
4abbreviation for
- Paraguay
Word History and Origins
Origin of par1
Origin of par2
Word History and Origins
Origin of par1
Idioms and Phrases
- at par, Finance. (of a share) purchasable at issue par or nominal par.
- par for the course, exactly what one might expect; predictable; typical:
They were late again, but that's par for the course.
More idioms and phrases containing par
In addition to the idiom beginning with par , also see below par ; on a par with ; up to par .Example Sentences
That puts it on-par with Audi’s own R8 supercar, which requires a V10 combustion engine to hit those kinds of performance numbers.
Surprisingly, Harvati says, a pair of roughly 2-million-year-old thumb fossils from South Africa display agility and power on a par with modern human thumbs.
That’s on par with the performances of Cam Newton, Kirk Cousins and Matthew Stafford over that same time span.
Michelin’s highest honor now goes to AM par Alexandre Mazzia in Marseille, which serves multi-course menus with cross-cultural influences.
Publicis may have denied a report from Campaign that it has held talks with a private equity investor about a possible deal but conversations like this are par for the course right now.
There are only 175 countries on that list, which puts Russia on a par with Lebanon and Nigeria.
A “komitetchik par excellence,” a man of “outstanding mediocrity,” and “the grave digger of the revolution.”
The city is incredibly violent for its size, on par with metropolises that dwarf the town.
A life-sized poster of Par Gyi greeted guests at the entrance.
At least five Islamists were killed, according to Seyhmus Tanrikulu, a Huda-Par leader.
The intellectual temperament finds voice in many great expressions, which are very Dante and also very Thomas, as Par.
D'o l'on peut aussy veoir, quelle esperance il y a de planter une belle chrestient par tels evangelistes.
L'adieu et le deuil se clost par l'occision des chiens ce que le mourant ait des avants-coureurs en l'autre monde.
C'est asss demeur la maison; sortons un peu dehors, comme nous avons promis de faire, et racontons ce qui s'est pass par le pays.
Aprs qu'ils nous eurent recogneus, ils demenerent grande joye le soir leur accoustume, par danses, chansons et harangues.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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