- 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 around the course in three under (= three strokes less than) par.
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- 2(also par value) (business) the value that a share in a company had originally to be redeemed at par Idioms
less well, good, etc. than is usual or expected I may take tomorrow off if I'm still feeling under par. Teaching in some subjects has been well below par.
to be just what you would expect to happen or expect someone to do in a particular situation synonym norm Starting early and working long hours is par for the course in this job.
as good, bad, important, etc. as someone or something else
as good as usual or as good as it should be I didn't think her performance was up to par.
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