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| par [ paar ] |
noun (plural pars) |
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1. average level: a level or standard considered to be average or normal
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2. standard score in golf: the standard score assigned to each hole on a golf course, or to the sum total of these holes
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3. accepted value of currency: the accepted value of one country's currency in terms of the currency of another country that uses the same metal standard
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4. commerce
Same as par value
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adjective |
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average: average or normal
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transitive verb (past and past participle parred, present participle par·ring, 3rd person present singular pars) |
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score par on hole or course: in golf, to score the equivalent of the par on a hole or course
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin, "equal"] |
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be feeling below par to feel slightly unwell or out of sorts (informal)
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be on (a) par (with somebody or something) to be on the same level as somebody or something, or generally have the same status or value
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be par for the course to be usual or to be expected under the circumstances (informal)
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