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par

noun

  1. scoring system used mostly in amateur and club golf; involves scoring (+, 0, −) based on results at each hole; the objective is to have an end score with more pluses than minuses
  2. pre-determined number of strokes that a scratch (or 0 handicap) golfer should require to complete a hole or round
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verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pɑː/ / /pɑɹ/ / [pʰɑɹ]

adj

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

name

  1. Acronym of Philippine Area of Responsibility.

noun

  1. Initialism of periodic automatic replenishment: in inventory control, a fixed quantity of an item that must be kept on hand to support daily operations.
  2. Initialism of photosynthetically-active radiation.
  3. Initialism of precision approach radar.
  4. Abbreviation of phased-array radar.
  5. Abbreviation of pseudoautosomal region.
  6. Initialism of personnel accountability report.

prep

Etymology: Borrowed from French par (“through, by”), from Latin per (“through”). Doublet of per.

  1. By; with.

verb

Etymology: Borrowed from Jamaican Creole, itself from partner.

  1. To associate, to chill, to hang.

    “Par with the hard heads and young offenders.”

    “I par with the best, this is bars in the flesh.”