par : Idioms & Phrases

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Above par

  • at a premium.
Webster 1913

At par

  • at the original price; neither at a discount nor at a premium.
Webster 1913

Below par

  • at a discount.
Webster 1913

no-par stock

  • noun stock with no par value specified in the corporate charter or on the stock certificate
    no-par stock.
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no-par-value stock

  • noun stock with no par value specified in the corporate charter or on the stock certificate
    no-par stock.
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On a par

  • on a level; in the same condition, circumstances, position, rank, etc.; as, their pretensions are on a par; his ability is on a par with his ambition.
Webster 1913

par excellence

  • adverb to a degree of excellence
    • he is the honest politician par excellence
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Par of exchange

  • . See under Exchange.
Webster 1913

Par value

  • noun the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value
    face value; nominal value.
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  • nominal value; face value.
Webster 1913

paring knife

  • noun a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables
    parer.
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pars anterior

  • noun the anterior part of the anterior pituitary
    pars anterior.
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pars distilis

  • noun the anterior part of the anterior pituitary
    pars anterior.
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pars intermedia

  • noun a thin piece of tissue that has become part of the posterior pituitary
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pars nervosa

  • noun the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature
    neurohypophysis; posterior pituitary gland; posterior pituitary.
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