par
noun (STANDARD) /pɑːr/
/pɑːr/ Definition
› [U] the usual standard or conditionAverages › [U] the expected number of times in golf that a good player should have to hit the ball in order to get it into a hole or into all the holes: Tiger Woods finished the round 10 below/under par.Golf par (value) specialized › the original value of a share in a businessCosts and expensesFinancial investments and the stock market
(Definition of par noun (STANDARD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arbitrage noun
- bear market noun
- bear noun (FINANCE)
- bearish adjective (FINANCE)
- buyback noun
- Dow Jones noun
- flotation noun (BUSINESS)
- gainer noun
- growth-oriented adjective
- investment noun
- listed company noun
- mature adjective (FINANCE)
- payback period noun
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- rig the market idiom
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