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(pär) pronunciation
n.
  1. An amount or level considered to be average; a standard: performing up to par; did not yet feel up to par.
  2. An equality of status, level, or value; equal footing: a local product on a par with the best foreign makes.
  3. The established value of a monetary unit expressed in terms of a monetary unit of another country using the same metal standard.
  4. The face value of a stock, bond, or other negotiable instrument: sold the bond at par.
  5. Sports. The number of golf strokes considered necessary to complete a hole or course in expert play.
tr.v. Sports, parred, par·ring, pars.
To score par on (a hole or course) in golf.

adj.
  1. Equal to the standard; normal: a solid, par performance.
  2. Of or relating to monetary face value.
idiom:

par for the course

  1. Usual; typical: Unfortunately, such short-sightedness is par for the course these days.

[From Latin pār, equal, that which is equal.]


equal to the nominal or face value of a security. A bond selling at par, for instance, is worth the same dollar amount it was issued for or at which it will be redeemed at maturity—typically, $1,000 per bond.
With common stock, par value is set by the company issuing the stock. At one time, par value represented the original investment behind each share of stock in goods, cash, and services, but today this is rarely the case. Instead, it is an assigned amount (such as $1 a share) used to compute the dollar accounting value of the common shares on a company’s balance sheet. Par value has no relation to market value, which is determined by such considerations as net asset value, yield, and investors’ expectations of future earnings.
Some companies issue no-par value stock.
See also stated value.
Par value has more importance for bonds and Preferred Stock.
The interest paid on bonds is based on a percentage of a bond’s par value—a 10% bond pays 10% of the bond’s par value annually. Preferred dividends are normally stated as a percentage of the par value of the preferred stock issue.

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noun

  1. Something, as a type, number, quantity, or degree, that represents a midpoint between extremes on a scale of valuation: average, mean3, median, medium, norm. See usual/unusual.
  2. The state of being equivalent: equality, equation, equivalence, equivalency, parity, sameness. See same/different/compare.


n

Definition: average, equilibrium
Antonyms: extreme

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

In commercial law, equal; equality.

The term par refers to an equality that exists between the nominal or face value of a document — such as a bill of exchange or a share of stock — and its actual selling value. When the values are equal, the share is said to be at par; if it can be sold for more than its face value, it is above par; if it is sold for less than its nominal value, it is below par.


abbr. for protease-activated G-protein-coupled receptor; any G-protein-coupled membrane receptor of platelets and endothelial cells that becomes activated on binding thrombin and cleavage of the extracellular segment of the receptor. Most mouse embryos that lack PAR1 die in mid-gestation.

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The computer program par is a text formatting utility for Unix, written by Adam M. Costello as a replacement for the fmt command.

Par reformats paragraphs of text to fit into a given line length optimally, keeping prefixes and suffixes intact, which is useful for formatting source code comments. It also understands the conventions commonly used for quoting in email replies, and is capable of intelligently reformatting these several levels deep while rewrapping the text they quote.

Par can be evoked from text editors such as Vim or Emacs. Par has a good Unicode support, unlike the fmt command. Par also supports text justification, unlike the fmt.

References

  1. Costello, Adam M. (2001). "par.doc". Accessed August 4, 2005.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - lighed, det normale, et golfhuls idealscore
v. tr. - parre
adj. - gennemsnitlig

idioms:

  • above par    over par (golf)
  • at par    til par (golf)
  • be on a par with    være på lige fod med
  • below par    under par (golfud)
  • par excellence    fortrinsvis
  • par for the course    som forventet
  • par of exchange    møntparitet
  • under par    under par (golf)
  • up to par    i sædvanlig standard

2.
n. - afsnit

Nederlands (Dutch)
standaardwaarde, nominale waarde van aandelen etc., paragraaf, par (golfspel), pari, par scoren (golfspel)

Français (French)
1.
n. - représentation comparable à, égalité (personne), à la hauteur de, par (golf), (Écon, Fin) pair
v. tr. - marquer un par (golf)
adj. - pair

idioms:

  • above par    (Fin) au-dessus du pair
  • at par    (Fin) au pair
  • below par    (être) en dessous de la moyenne, (Fin) en dessous du pair
  • on a par with    (être) au niveau de, (être) l'égal de
  • par excellence    par excellence
  • par for the course    (être) typique
  • par of exchange    parité d'échange
  • under par    ne pas se sentir en forme, pas satisfaisant (travail)
  • up to par    (être) à la hauteur

2.
n. - paragraphe

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Durchschnitt, normaler Zustand, Gleichheit, Pari
v. - gleichwertig machen
adj. - durchschnittlich, normal, pari

idioms:

  • above par    über dem Durchschnitt
  • at par    zum Nennwert
  • below par    minderwertig
  • on a par with    ebenbürtig, sich mit jdm. messen können
  • par excellence    schlechthin, par excellence
  • par for the course    was als üblich angesehen wird
  • par of exchange    Wechselkurs
  • under par    unter Kurs
  • up to par    auf dem Posten

2.
n. - Paragraph

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ισότητα, ισοτιμία, άρτιο
adj. - ανήκων ή αναφερόμενος στην ισοτιμία, φυσιολογικός, του μέσου όρου
abbr. - παράγραφος
pref. - παρα-

idioms:

  • above par    (οικον.) πέραν της ονομαστικής αξίας, άνω του αρτίου
  • at par    (οικον.) στην ονομαστική αξία
  • be on a par with    είμαι ίσος προς, σε ίση μοίρα με, είμαι ισάξιος με
  • below par    (οικον.) κάτω από την ονομαστική αξία, κάτω του αρτίου
  • par excellence    κατ' εξοχήν
  • par for the course    όπως αναμενόταν, φυσική συνέπεια
  • par of exchange    ισοτιμία συναλλάγματος
  • under par    υπό το άρτιο
  • up to par    στα φυσιολογικά πρότυπα

Italiano (Italian)
pari, media

idioms:

  • above par    superiore
  • at par    alla pari
  • be on a par with    reggere il confronto
  • below par    inferiore, inferiormente, al di sotto della media
  • feel below/under par    non sentirsi in forma
  • par excellence    per eccellenza
  • par for the course    normale
  • par of exchange    valore di scambio
  • under par    sotto il livello richiesto, sotto la media
  • up to par    in forma, di livello, sui valori medi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - paridade (f), par (m), nível (m), igualdade (f)
adj. - normal, ciente
abbr. - paralelo, parênteses
pref. - para, por

idioms:

  • above par    acima da média (coloq.), acima do par (Fin.)
  • at par    ao par (Fin.)
  • be on a par with    ser equivalente a
  • below par    abaixo do par (Fin.)
  • feel below/under par    estar aquém de suas possibilidades
  • par excellence    por excelência
  • par for the course    o de praxe
  • par of exchange    cotação de câmbio
  • under par    estar aquém de suas possibilidades
  • up to par    aceitável

Русский (Russian)
равенство, номинальная цена

idioms:

  • above par    выше номинальной цены
  • at par    по номинальной цене
  • be on a par with    быть на уровне
  • below par    ниже номинальной цены
  • feel below/under par    чувствовать себя неважно
  • par excellence    исключительно, в высшей степени
  • par for the course    к сожалению, как ожидали
  • par of exchange    обменный курс
  • under par    ниже номинальной цены, неважно
  • up to par    неплохо

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - igualdad, par, paridad, promedio, equivalencia, nivel
v. tr. - (en el golf) igualar el par
adj. - relacionado a la paridad o equivalencia

idioms:

  • above par    sobre la par
  • at par    a la par
  • below par    por debajo de la par
  • on a par with    correr parejas con, estar en conformidad con, estar a la par con, estar a nivel de, competir
  • par excellence    por excelencia
  • par for the course    es más o menos normal
  • par of exchange    paridad cambiaria
  • under par    bajo la par, a descuento
  • up to par    calidad normal

2.
n. - parágrafo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - det normala, medeltal, pari (handel), par (golf)
adj. - jämbördig, likställd
abbr. - parallell, parenthesis (parantes), parish (socken), paragraph
pref. - per-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
标准, 平均数量, 票面价值, 按规定次数把球击入洞, 票面的, 标准的, 平常的

idioms:

  • above par    在票面价值以上, 在标准以上
  • at par    与票面价值相等
  • be on a par with    与...相同
  • below par    在票面价值以下, 在标准以下
  • par excellence    最卓越, 超群
  • par for the course    意料之中的事
  • par of exchange    汇兑平准率
  • under par    在标准以下, 在一般水平之下
  • up to par    达到标准

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 標準, 平均數量, 票面價值
v. tr. - 按規定次數把球擊入洞
adj. - 票面的, 標準的, 平常的

idioms:

  • above par    在票面價值以上, 在標準以上
  • at par    與票面價值相等
  • be on a par with    與...相同
  • below par    在票面價值以下, 在標準以下
  • par excellence    最卓越, 超群
  • par for the course    意料之中的事
  • par of exchange    匯兌平準率
  • under par    在標準以下, 在一般水準之下
  • up to par    達到標準

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 동위, 액면 동가, 평균
v. tr. - (골프) 파로 끝내다
adj. - 액면의, 평균의, 표준의

idioms:

  • at par    액면 가격으로, 평가로
  • be on a par with    동등한, 동 수준의
  • under par    표준 이하로, 건강이 좋지 않아서
  • up to par    표준에 달하여, 건강이 좋은

2.
n. - 단락

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 同等, 平均, 標準, 常態, 基準打数, パー, 平価, 額面価格, 為替平価
v. - 基準打数でとる
adj. - 平均の, 額面の

idioms:

  • at par    額面高で
  • be on a par with    と同等である
  • par excellence    最優秀の, 一段とすぐれて
  • par for the course    普通のこと
  • par of exchange    法定平価
  • up to par    標準に達して, 元気で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) معدل, تعادل, قيمه إسميه (صفه) تساو, تكافؤ (اختصار) إختصار لكلمه : فقرة Paragraph , إختصار لكلمه : موازي Parallel , إختصار لكلمه : كلمه أو جمله معترضه توضع بين قوسين Parenthesis (بادئه الكلمه) بادئه معناها مساو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ערך נקוב של מניה, שווי, ערך ממוצע, שוויון, מספר החבטות הדרושות לשחקן טוב להביא את הכדור לחור (גולף)‬
v. tr. - ‮חבט אותו מספר חבטות כדי להכניס את הכדור לחור (גולף)‬
adj. - ‮שווה‬
n. - ‮קטע‬


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