- Paraguay
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Par. abbreviation for
par1 /pɑr/USA pronunciation
n., adj., v., parred, par•ring.
n.
v. [~ + object]
See -par-.
-par-, root.
par., an abbreviation of:
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026n.
- 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 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.
par1
(pär),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., parred, par•ring.
n.
adj.
v.t.
par2 (pär),USA pronunciation adj. [Insurance.]
par-,
par.,
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).
- Latin pār equal
- 1615–25
par2 (pär),USA pronunciation adj. [Insurance.]
- Insurance, Businessof or pertaining to participating insurance.
- shortening of participating
par-,
- var. of para- 1 before a vowel:parenchyma.
par.,
- paragraph.
- parallel.
- parenthesis.
- parish.
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par. abbreviation for
- paragraph
- parenthesis
- parish
'Par.' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
albatross
- birdie
- bogey
- book value
- capitalization
- capital stock
- compare
- discount
- disparage
- eagle
- gilt-edged
- Lagerkvist
- limited liability
- market value
- no-par
- nominal value
- NPV
- pair
- par
- par-
- para-
- paramount
- par avion
- parboil
- par excellence
- parget
- parity
- parlay
- parterre
- par value
- peer
- peradventure
- perchance
- perforce
- perform
- premium
- ropey
- share
- share premium
- Stableford
- water
- Act of Parliament clock
- alpha particle
- Amazon parrot
- American Labor party
- American party
- annual parallax
- Antifederal party
- Anti-Masonic party
- apparel