Par
Origin 1
Abbreviation.
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parOrigin 2
From French par ("through, by"), from Latin per ("through").
Full definition of par
Preposition
- By; with.
Usage notes
Used frequently in Middle English in phrases taken from 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.
Noun
par
(plural pars)- 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.
- Equality of condition or circumstances.
- (golf, mostly uncountable) The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.He needs to make this shot for par.
- (golf, countable) 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.
- Young salmon also spelled parr
Derived terms
Verb
- (transitive, golf) To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.He will need to par every hole in order to win this game.