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par

par

52 5.2
A state of being equal to something else in quality or value
  • noun
  • /pɑr/
translation icon : equivalente
  • Today, foreign investors incorporated in India are treated on par with domestic investors.
  • on par with others
  • place on a par

And that just brings you back to par with hodlers.

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Examples

  • But it's on a par with a night of heavy drinking.

  • Halfway through the year, we're on par with growth stocks.

  • Wow, nuclear is on par in terms of safety with solar and wind?

  • Therefore, the Taiwan question should not be placed on a par with the situation of Germany or Korea.

    Academic text (1999)
  • It claims that it's on par with most action cameras.

  • That's assuming our track record's on par with yours.

  • "Kovansky dreams of being a leader on a par with Ivan the Terrible."

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Hispanic children will then be on par with their English-proficient counterparts.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Their college placement statistics are on par with the best prep schools in the country.

  • Overall satisfaction with SaskTel was on par with Virgin and well above that of the other providers.

Synonyms

equality
vspar
293 2.2

People have the same rights, position, and opportunities

is a wider sense of comparability not limited to social rights
equation
vspar
134 4.1

A situation where things are treated as equal in value or importance

describes the state of being comparable rather than the action
parity
vspar
26 6.5

Being equal in status, value, or function

is the broader idea of being comparable across qualities
equivalence
vspar
18 6.2

A situation where two things have the same value, meaning, or effect

is about general comparability rather than exact interchangeability
equivalency
vspar
  • Formal
5 6.7

Being equal in value, amount, or function

focuses on being comparable rather than being exactly identical
coequality
vspar
8.7

A situation where people have the same status and importance

applies to general comparability beyond shared rank or importance

Idioms

14 4.7

A normal thing to expect in a situation

4 8.0

The best example of its kind

below par
  • Informal
1 4.8

Worse than usual or expected in quality, performance and health

1 4.2

Better than usual in quality, performance or value

Compounds

no-par stock
  • Specialized
9.5

Stock without a fixed minimum price set by the company

no-par-value stock
  • Specialized
7.9

A share that has no fixed value stated by the company

par value
  • Specialized
6.6

The value written on a share or bond that the company sets, not the price people pay

How Equal

equality
293 2.2
par
52 5.2
parity
26 6.5
inequality
183 4.2
disparity
75 6.7

Surface Forms

par singular
pars plural

Etymology

Par (equal) comes from Latin par meaning 'equal', so to be 'on a par' with someone is to be at the same level or quality as them.