par

Meanings

Noun

• 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.
• The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.
• A hole in which a player achieves par.
• An amount which is taken as an average or mean.
• Alternative of parr

Verb

• To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.

Origin

• Abbreviations
• Borrowed from French par ("through, by"), from Latin per ("through"). per.
• Borrowed from Latin pār ("equal").