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Webster 1913 Edition
Par
Par
,p
rep.
[F., fr. L.
per
. See Per
.] By; with; – used frequently in Early English in phrases taken from the French, being sometimes written as a part of the word which it governs;
as,
par
amour, or par
amour; par
cas, or par
case; par
fay, or par
fay.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.
2.
Equality of condition or circumstances.
Webster 1828 Edition
Par
P`AR
,Noun.
1.
State of equality; equal value; equivalence without discount or premium. Bills of exchange are at par, above par, or below par. Bills are at par, when they are sold at their nominal amount for coin or its equivalent.2.
Equality in condition.Definition 2024
pār
pār
Latvian
Preposition
pār (with accusative)
- (spatially) across, over
- pār upi ― across the river
- pāriet pār tiltu ― to go over, to cross the bridge
- pārlēkt pār grāvi ― to leap over a ditch
- (figuratively) over
- valdīt pār kādu ― to have power over someone
References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “pār”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7