Por vs Par - What's the difference?
por | par |
paragraph
parallel
parenthesis
parish
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.
(golf, mostly uncountable) The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.
(golf, countable) A hole in which a player achieves par
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(golf) To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.
As nouns the difference between por and par
is that por is price on request while par is 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.As an abbreviation par is
paragraph.As a preposition par is
by; with.As a verb par is
to reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.As a proper noun Par is
the name of a town and beach near St Austell in Cornwall.As an initialism PAR is
planed all round (timber - meaning planed on all sides as opposed to rough sawn.por
English
Usage notes
Used by parts distributors and vendors, usually indicating that they do not have the part in stock, but can check with a manufacturer and give a price after availability is verified.Anagrams
* *par
English
Etymology 1
Abbreviation.Abbreviation
(Abbreviation) (head)Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Usage notes
* Used frequently in Middle English in phrases taken from French, being sometimes written as a part of the word which it governs; as, par amour, or paramour; par cas, or parcase; par fay, or parfay.Noun
(en noun)- He needs to make this shot for par .
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Derived terms
* below par * on par, on a par * par for the course * under par * up to parVerb
(parr)- He will need to par every hole in order to win this game.