par

1 (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"

2 a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best" [syn: equality, equivalence, equation] v : make a score (on a hole) equal to par

English

Pronunciation

• /pɑː/

• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)

par usually "par." in American English

1. paragraph
2. parallel
3. parenthesis
4. parish

Preposition

par

1. 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.

Noun

par

1. 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.
2. Equality of condition or circumstances.
3. The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.

   He needs to make this shot for par.

4. Young salmon (also spelled parr)

Verb

1. 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.

Derived terms

• below par
• on a par with
• par for the course
• under par
• up to par

Faroese

Pronunciation

• [pɛar]

Noun

par

1. pair

Declension

French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /paʁ/
• SAMPA: /paR/

Preposition

par

1. through
2. by, for

Derived terms

• par ici
• par là

Noun

par

1. par

Hindi

Postposition

par

1. common transliteration of पर meaning on, at, etc.

Icelandic

Etymology 1

From par#Middle Low German, from par.

Noun

par

1. pair
2. a couple, two people who are dating

Etymology 2

From par.

Noun

par

1. par

Kurdish

Noun

1. share, part

Noun

1. last year

Adverb

1. last year

Latin

Adjective

1. equal
2. like
3. suitable

Inflection

Third declension, variation of one ending (3:1E).

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA: /paʁ/
• SAMPA: /paR/

Noun

par, (plural: pares)

1. A pair.
2. A couple.
3. par.

Adjective

par, (plural: pares)

1. (number) even.

Romanian

Etymology

From palus.

Noun

1. stake

Spanish

Noun

1. pair

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

par

1. pair

Tamil

Noun

par

1. meaning 'world' in English, உலகம் in Tamil.

Verb

par

1. பார், 'see' in English, pronounced 'paar'.

Par may refer to:

in computing:

• Page address register
• .par and .par2, Parchive file types containing recovery data used to fix other files
• .par, file type associated with Solid Edge document
• .par, file type associated with the Perl Archive Toolkit
• Par (command), UNIX filtering command
• Positive acknowledgment with re-transmission, TCP/IP method of reliable data transmission

in culture:

• Par contract, a bridge contract that results from optimal bidding by both sides and which neither side could improve by further bidding
• Par (golf scoring format), scoring format for golf used as an alternative to Stableford and stroke play
• "Par Lenor", character played by Max Grodénchik in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "The Perfect Mate" and "Captain's Holiday"
• Par-T-One, Italian electroclash band led by Sergione Casu and Andrea Pareo
• Par (score), classification measure of each hole on a golf course that reflects the distance between the tee and green
• Par., an abbreviation of the Paralipomenon

in geography

• Khokhra Par (neighborhood), a neighborhood of Malir Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
• Par, Cornwall, a village in England, United Kingdom

in economics and organisations

• Aragonese Party (Spanish: Partido Aragonés or "PAR"), political party which advocates the interests of Aragon within Spain
• Haw Par Corporation, company responsible for Tiger Balm ointment, based in Singapore
• Par Pharmaceutical, a manufacturer of generic drugs based in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, United States
• Par value, financial term for the value of a security
• Portuguese Association of Ryerson, Portuguese-Canadian Educational group
• Pull to par, financial economics concept

in science and technology

• Parabolic aluminumized reflector or "PAR light", a type of floodlight
• Participatory Action Research, research methodology
• Photosynthetically active radiation, measurement of the amount of photosynthetically active wavelengths in light
• Pixel aspect ratio, the aspect ratio of a single pixel in digital imaging and video
• Possible Allergic Reaction, warning accompanying some E number encodings for food additives
• Precision Approach Radar, military instrument approach system
• Pro Action Replay, brand of expansion cartridges for various home video game consoles
• Protease-activated receptor, cell receptor that is activated by cleavage
• Peak-to-average ratio
• Pseudoautosomal region, Homologous DNA sequences on X and Y chromosmes
• Philippine Area of Responsibility, the area in which the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration monitors for tropical cyclones

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