Being the proper or truest example of a general name. / Being a quintessential example of a general type.

(idiomatic) At the usual or expected level.

The amount or value listed on a bill, note, stamp, etc.; the stated value or amount.

Abbreviation of ceteris paribus.

Alternative spelling of subpar

(finance) The yield for which the price of a bond is equal to its nominal value (par value).

plural of par yield

plural of par value

(historical finance) The monetary unit of a country stated in terms of the monetary unit of a second country which uses the same metallic standard.

(golf) (of a score) More than par for the hole or course / (idiomatic) Better than the average or normal standard / (of a financial instrument) Having a price below its face value