PARS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Par

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: pɑː
Dialects: British English
Definition:

play (a hole) in par

Short Definition:

play hole in par

Examples:
  • he calmly parred the 17th

Word: Par

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: pɑː
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the number of strokes a first-class player should normally require for a particular hole or course

Short Definition:

strokes player should require for hole

Examples:
  • Woosnam had advanced from his overnight position of three under par
  • the sixteenth is a par five
Definition:

the face value of a share or other security, as distinct from its market value

Short Definition:

face value of share

Examples:
  • the 9 per cent unsecured loan stock is redeemable at par
  • par value

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