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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pars (pärz),USA pronunciation n., pl. par•tes (pär′tēz).USA pronunciation - Drugs(in prescriptions) a part.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024par1 /pɑr/USA pronunciation n., adj., v., parred, par•ring. n. - an equality in value;
a level of equality:[countable* usually singular;on/at + a + ~]The company saw its gains rise on a par with losses. - an average or normal amount, degree, etc.:[uncountable]He doesn't look up to par these days; maybe he's tired.
- Sport[uncountable] the number of golf strokes set as a standard for a certain hole or a complete course.
v. [~ + object] - [Golf.]to hit the number of strokes that equals par on (a hole or course):parred the last two holes.
Idioms- Idioms par for the course, [be + ~] exactly what one might expect;
typical:His nasty behavior is par for the course in that company.
See -par-.-par-, root. - -par- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "equal;
a piece.'' This meaning is found in such words as: apart, apartheid, bipartisan, comparable, compare, compartment, counterpart, depart, department, departure, disparage, impart, incomparable, pair, par, parenthesis, part, partial, participle, particle, particular, partisan, partition, party, repartee.
par., an abbreviation of:- paragraph.
- parallel.
- parenthesis.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par1 (pär),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., parred, par•ring. n. - 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.
- Sport[Golf.]the number of strokes set as a standard for a specific hole or a complete course.
- Business[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).
- Business, Business at par, [Finance.](of a share) purchasable at issue par or nominal par.
- Idioms par for the course, exactly what one might expect;
typical:They were late again, but that's par for the course.
adj. - average or normal.
- Business[Finance.]at or pertaining to par:the par value of a bond.
v.t. - [Golf.]to equal par on (a hole or course).
par2 (pär),USA pronunciation adj. [Insurance.]- Insurance, Businessof or pertaining to participating insurance.
- shortening of participating
- var. of para- 1 before a vowel:parenchyma.
par., - paragraph.
- parallel.
- parenthesis.
- parish.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: par /pɑː/ n - 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)
- 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
- 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
- an estimated standard score for a hole or course that a good player should make: par for the course was 72
- below par, under par ⇒ not feeling or performing as well as normal
- par for the course ⇒ an expected or normal occurrence or situation
adj - average or normal
- (usually prenominal) of or relating to par: par value
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin pār equal, on a level; see peer1 |