below par — {adj.} or {adv.} Below standard. * /Bob was fired because his work has been below par for several months now./ Contrast: UP TO PAR or UP TO SNUFF … Dictionary of American idioms
below par — {adj.} or {adv.} Below standard. * /Bob was fired because his work has been below par for several months now./ Contrast: UP TO PAR or UP TO SNUFF … Dictionary of American idioms
Below par — Par Par, n. [L. par, adj., equal. See {Peer} an equal.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
below par — If something isn t up to standard, or someone isn t feeling or doing very well, they are below par … The small dictionary of idiomes
below par — [adj] second rate in quality below average, imperfect, inferior, lacking, not oneself, off, off form, poor, substandard, under the weather*, wanting; concept 574 … New thesaurus
below par — index defective, deficient, faulty, ignoble, imperfect, inferior (lower in quality), marginal, nonsubstantial (not sturdy) … Law dictionary
below par — Less than the nominal or face value of a security. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * Ⅰ. under/below/sub par ► worse than the usual or expected standard: »California ranks below par in tackling the retiree health care issue. Main Entry: ↑par … Financial and business terms
Below Par — A term describing a bond whose price is below the face value or principal value, usually $1,000. As bond prices are quoted as a percentage of face value, a price below par would typically be anything less than 100. A bond trading below par is the … Investment dictionary
below par — 1) their performances have been below par Syn: substandard, inferior, not up to scratch, subpar, under par, below average, second rate, mediocre, poor, undistinguished; informal not up to snuff, bush league 2) I m feeling below par Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
below\ par — adj or adv Below standard. Bob was fired because his work has been below par for several months now. Contrast: up to par or up to snuff … Словарь американских идиом
