Definition of par Par

/pɑˈɹ/ - [par] - Pa•r•

We found 17 definitions of par from 6 different sources.

What does par mean?

Noun Plural: pars
par - (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course; "a par-5 hole"; "par for this course is 72"
		score the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"
		golf, golf game a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
par - a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"
		equality, equivalence, equation
		status, position the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
		egalite, egality social and political equality; "egality represents an extreme leveling of society"
Verb pars, paring, pared
par - make a score (on a hole) equal to par
		rack up, tally, score, hit supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals)
		golf, golf game a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes

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par (Noun)
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.
par (Noun)
Equality of condition or circumstances.
par (Noun)
The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.
par (Noun)
A hole in which a player achieves par.
par (Noun)
Young salmon.
par (Verb)
To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.

par (n.)
See Parr.
par (prep.)
By; with; -- used frequently in Early English in phrases taken from the French, being sometimes written as a part of the word which it governs; as, par amour, or paramour; par cas, or parcase; par fay, or parfay.
par (n.)
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.
par (n.)
Equality of condition or circumstances.

par
pär, n. state of equality: equal value, the norm or standard: state or value of bills, shares, &c. when they sell at exactly the price marked on them—i.e. without premium or discount: equality of condition.—v.t. to fix an equality between.—Par of exchange, the value of coin of one country expressed in that of another.—Above par, at a premium, or at more than the nominal value; At par, at exactly the nominal value; Below par, at a discount, or at less than the nominal value; Nominal par, the value with which a bill or share is marked, or by which it is known. [L. par, equal.]
par
pär, n. Same as Parr

par
In ichthyology, the samlet, brannock, or branling. Also, a commercial term of exchange, where the moneys are equalized.

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