below par
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Definitions & Usage
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#1(idiomatic) Not up to the average or normal standard.
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#2(golf) (of a score) Less than par for the hole or course (which in golf, means better than par).
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#3(of a financial instrument) Having a price below its face value.
Notable Literary & Historical Quotes
“Steve Gerrard, unusually, had a below-par night, too, even if it was a lovely delivery to set up Welbeck to make it 2-2 with a glancing header.”
— 14 August 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland”, in The Guardian:
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