If you say that someone or something is below par or under par, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.
Duffy's primitive guitar playing is well below par.
...a below par effort.
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below par in British English
or under par
not feeling or performing as well as normal
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below par
or under par
below the standard expected
The recession has left sales a little below par in the past two or three years.
tired or ill and unable to perform or work as well as usual
People who feel below par are unlikely to perform at their best.
below par in Finance
(bɪloʊ pɑr)
adjective
(Finance: Investment, Stocks)
If a bond or stock is priced below par, it is trading below its face value.
COLLOCATIONS: trade ~be priced ~
If a bond is priced below par, it is trading at a discount.
The issuing company promised not to issue further shares below par, so investors could be confident that no one else was receiving a more favorableissue price.
If a bond or stock is priced below par, it is trading below its face value.
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Examples of 'below par' in a sentence
below par
The economy is performing below par.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Tactics aside, we are well below par as individuals.
The Sun (2010)
Both teams were well below par in the first hour, both finished powerfully.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The UK spends significantly more per head but outcomes by some important measures are well below par.
The Sun (2010)
Maybe take an Aussie as they'd be well below par.
The Sun (2015)
He said: 'We were all well below par.
The Sun (2008)
And for 16.99 it's a price that is well below par of most games.
The Sun (2016)
The harvest of the syrup from sugar maple trees in North America has been well below par thanks to an unusually mild winter.