par

[US]/pɑː/
[UK]/pɑr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. face value; average amount; standard
adj. standard; nominal

Phrases & Collocations

below par

above par

on par with

subpar performance

par value

par excellence

par time

parliament

on a par

at par

up to par

under par

over par

no par value

above par value

par value stock

Example Sentences

the sixteenth is a par five.

a no-par stock certificate.

a solid, par performance.

a diplomat par excellence.

The TV programme was not up to par tonight.

this home cooking is on a par with the best in the world.

Nash is, to many, the Regency architect par excellence.

union leaders publicly pared down their demands.

she scarified the snakebite with a paring knife.

a local product on a par with the best foreign makes.

pared off the excess dough.

These 2 things are on a par (with each other).

Our budget has been pared to the bone.

pared the term paper down to five pages.

She turned out to be an organizer par excellence.

He doesn’t think his salary is on a par with his position in the company.

cheese-paring methods necessitated by desperate shortages.

the clean lines and pared-down planes of modernism.

given the high standards of the food, the prices seem par for the course.

we pared costs by doing our own cleaning.

Real-world Examples

But it is also par for the course.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

In fact, it's par for the course.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Feet hip with the par, skis parallel.

Source: Teaching you to ski

On par with NBA point gaurd Chris Paul.

Source: Basketball English Class

But nothing on a par with you, Hayden.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

It did. An eagle on a par 3 course.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2020 Compilation

But I'd say the batter is on par.

Source: Gourmet Base

I'm really on par with you right now.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

Three under par for an albatross is extremely rare.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2023 Collection

First of all start by saying the word 'par'.

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

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