simple past tense and past participle of par off

present participle of par off

(UK, slang) To reject, ignore, or spurn. / (UK, slang) To put or give away. / (UK, slang) To insult.

The successful side of an election in which victory is not based on numerical majority but where greater weight has been given to the votes of some electors based on their authority, intellectual prowess, moral standing, purity of intent, and fairness of judgment.

(finance) Alternative form of mint par.

A biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot. / The root of the parsnip, when used as a vegetable.

(astronomy, metrology) Short for parallax second.

Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily. / (by extension) The quality or characteristic of using the fewest resources or explanations to solve a problem.

Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal to excess. / Using a minimal number of assumptions, steps, or conjectures. / (sports) Not conceding many goals.

(linguistics, transitive, intransitive) To resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically.