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par

[ pahr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Finance.
1. 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.
2. 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)

, parred, par·ring.

Golf. to equal par on (a hole or course).

par

[ pahr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Insurance.

of or relating to participating insurance.

par-

variant of para- ¹ before a vowel:
parenchyma.

par.

⁴

abbreviation for

paragraph.
parallel.
parenthesis.
parish.

par-

prefix

a variant of para- 1

par

/ 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
1. See par value
2. 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 par
not feeling or performing as well as normal
par for the course
an expected or normal occurrence or situation

adjective

average or normal
usually prenominal commerce of or relating to par
par value

par.

abbreviation for

paragraph
parenthesis
parish

Par.

⁴

abbreviation for

Paraguay

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Word History and Origins

Origin of par¹

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin pār “matching, equal”

Origin of par²

Shortening of participating

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Word History and Origins

Origin of par¹

C17: from Latin pār equal, on a level; see peer ¹

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

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 .

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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