par

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par [par pars] BrE [pɑː(r)] NAmE [pɑːr] noun uncountable
1. (in ↑golf)the number of strokes a good player should need to complete a course or to hit the ball into a particular hole
•a par five hole
•Par for the course is 72.
•She went round the course in three under (= three strokes less than) par.
2. (also ˈpar value) (business)the value that a share in a company had originally
•to be redeemed at par
Syn: ↑up to scratch
Idioms: ↑below par ▪ ↑on a par with somebody ▪ ↑par for the course ▪ ↑up to par

Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘equality of value or standing’): from Latin, equal, also equality. The golf term dates from the late 19th cent.

Example Bank:
•He finished four over par.
•I feel slightly below par today.
•She went round the course in three under par.
•The company's bonds are trading well above par.
•This place is on a par with the best French restaurants.
•Your work is not up to par.
•a clever putt to save par
•at par with the US dollar

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  equality, equivalence, equation