The meaning of Par

noun

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

Usage examples:

Woosnam had advanced from his overnight position of three under par

noun

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

Usage examples:

The 9 per cent unsecured loan stock is redeemable at par

verb

Play (a hole) in par.

Usage examples:

He calmly parred the 17th

noun

A paragraph.

Usage examples:

Fifteen pars on the front page

abbreviation

Paragraph.

Usage examples:

See par. 3.1 above

combining form

Variant spelling of para-1 shortened before a vowel or h (as in paraldehyde, parody, parhelion ).

prefix

Beside; adjacent to.

Usage examples:

Parataxis

prefix

Denoting substitution at diametrically opposite carbon atoms in a benzene ring, e.g. in 1,4 positions.

Usage examples:

Paradichlorobenzene