how to pronounce par

/ˈpɑːɹ/

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An example use of par in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and now it's currently on par with last …”

meanings of par

noun:

Abbreviation of parish.
The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.
Abbreviation of parenthesis.
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.
Equality of condition or circumstances.
Initialism of photosynthetically-active radiation.
Initialism of precision approach radar.
Initialism of periodic automatic replenishment: in inventory control, a fixed quantity of an item that must be kept on hand to support daily operations.
Abbreviation of paragraph.
An amount which is taken as an average or mean.
A hole in which a player achieves par.
Alternative form of parr (“young salmon").

adjective:

Abbreviation of parallel.
Initialism of planed all round: of timber, planed on all sides as opposed to rough sawn.

preposition:

By; with.

verb:

To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.

name:

A village and beach near St Austell in Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0753).

par frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word par occurs in english on average 6.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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