below par

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below par

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idiomatic Not up to the average or normal standard. 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.
Similar: under par, second-rate, subnormal, subpar
of a score Less than par for the hole or course (which in golf, means better than par).
of a financial instrument Having a price below its face value.

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@misc{below_par_2026,
  title = {below par},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/below%20par},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}