par

prep, noun, verb — 8 senses

par

prep

UK /pɑː/ · US /pɑɹ/

Etymology Borrowed from French par (“through, by”), from Latin per (“through”). Doublet of per.

1

In compounds By; with.

par

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Latin pār (“equal”).

1

Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.

  • It also means that when a right-wing Jewish group such as the ZOA chooses to overlook Bannon’s well-documented links to anti-Semitic white nationalists, it puts itself on a moral par with J.V.P. Bannon is the man who expressly called Breitbart News “the platform for the alt-right,” knowing full-well the toxic range of opinion encompassed by the term.2017 November 16, Bret Stephens, “Steve Bannon Is Bad for the Jews”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Nov 2017:
2

Equality of condition or circumstances.

3

Golf, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.

  • He needs to make this shot for par.
4

Golf, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A hole in which a player achieves par.

  • Kaymer started with six straight pars before making a birdie on the seventh and an eagle on the eighth.2009 January 18, “Paul Casey storms to four-stroke lead in Abu Dhabi”, in Herald Sun:
5

UK An amount which is taken as an average or mean.

Derived terms
above par, below par, course par, mint par, mint par of exchange, no-par, on par, on a par, par for the course, par value, par yield, subpar, under par, up to par
Related terms
paraventure
Coordinate terms
buzzard, bogey, birdie, eagle, albatross, condor, ostrich

par

verb

Etymology Borrowed from Latin pār (“equal”).

1

Golf, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.

  • He will need to par every hole in order to win this game.

par

verb

Etymology Borrowed from Jamaican Creole, itself from partner.

1

Multicultural London English To associate, to chill, to hang.

  • Par with the hard heads and young offenders.2007 May 21, “Sirens” (track 3), in Maths + English, performed by Dizzee Rascal:
  • I par with the best, this is bars in the flesh.2014 September 27, “Fire in the Booth”performed by Stormzy:
1 more example
  • Don't par wih a broke boy, I'll do the most.2016 August 12, “Don't run” (track 2), in PARTYNEXTDOOR 3(PX3), performed by PARTYNEXTDOOR:
Related terms
par avion, par delictum, par excellence, par off

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