par
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
pars
plural
pars
Britannica Dictionary definition of PAR
1
:
the number of strokes a good golfer is expected to take to finish a golf hole or course
[noncount]
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He made/scored par on the ninth hole.
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She finished the 18th hole three strokes under/over par.
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The 18th hole is a par 5. [=par for the 18th hole is five strokes]
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a par-5 hole
[count]
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He made/scored a par on the ninth hole.
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She made/scored nine pars in a row.
2
[noncount]
business
:
the value of a stock or bond that is printed on the paper of the stock or bond itself or that is decided upon when the stock or bond is issued
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That stock is trading (at) 16 percent above/below par.
— called also
par value
above par
:
better than normal or expected
:
very good
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The performance was above par.
below par
also under par
:
worse than expected
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not very good
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bad
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Our meal was below par. [=subpar]
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I'm feeling a little below par.
on (a) par with
:
at the same level or standard as (someone or something else)
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The new version of the software is on a par with the old one. [=is as good as the old one]
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His new book is on par with his best sellers.
par for the course
disapproving
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normal or typical
:
not unusual or unexpected
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His son's bad behavior is just par for the course. [=his son often/always behaves badly]
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It's par for the course that she's late to the meeting.
up to par
:
good enough
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as good as expected or wanted
— usually used in negative statements
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She was checking to see if his work was up to par.
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His course work is not up to par. [=not as good as it should be]
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She's not feeling up to par. [=she is not feeling well; her health is not good]
