above par — meaning & examples

Language: en

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Global Englishneutral
    • Better than average or better than expected; superior to a normal standard.

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    • After reviewing the test results, the teacher commented that Sarah's work was definitely above par compared to the rest of the class.

      Después de revisar los resultados del examen, el profesor comentó que el trabajo de Sarah estaba definitivamente por encima del nivel promedio en comparación con el resto de la clase.

    • If your performance remains above par, you'll likely receive a promotion by the end of the year.

      Si tu rendimiento se mantiene por encima del promedio, probablemente recibirás un ascenso a fin de año.

    • We didn’t expect much from the new restaurant, but their dishes were surprisingly above par and well worth a visit.

      No esperábamos mucho del nuevo restaurante, pero sus platos fueron sorprendentemente superiores al nivel promedio y valieron la pena la visita.

  • 2.

    Global Englishformaltechnical
    • Trading at a price higher than its nominal or face value (applies to securities or bonds).

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    • The bond is currently trading above par, which indicates investors have strong confidence in the issuer's creditworthiness.

      El bono actualmente cotiza por encima de su valor nominal, lo que indica que los inversores tienen mucha confianza en la solvencia del emisor.

    • When the market rallied, several bonds that were previously below par moved above par in value.

      Cuando el mercado repuntó, varios bonos que antes estaban por debajo del valor nominal pasaron a cotizar por encima de este.

    • Do you think this security will remain above par after the upcoming economic report?

      ¿Crees que este valor se mantendrá por encima de su valor nominal después del próximo informe económico?

Examples:

  • EN: I got 270 mil at 15 year paying out a point and a half above par.
    ES: Tengo 270 millones a 15 años con beneficios de 1,5 sobre par.
  • EN: It's intellectually a little bit above par than the average thing you would watch at the video store, right?
    ES: Está intelectualmente bien por encima de la cosa promedio que verías en el videoclub, ¿no?
  • EN: Since you consider yourself so above par, why don't you tell me what a scale-invariant feature transform is?
    ES: Como te crees tan listo, dime qué es un algoritmo SIFT.
  • EN: Usually, a security is being traded at above par when the income distributions of that security are comparatively higher than the other financial instruments that are currently available and being traded in the market.
    HI: एक सुरक्षा आमतौर पर अपनी आय वितरण वर्तमान में बाजार में उपलब्ध अन्य उपकरणों की तुलना में अधिक कर रहे हैं जब से ऊपर सममूल्य पर ट्रेडों।
  • EN: Having said this, the longevity and sillage is still above par, but could have been another 5 star.
    HI: करते ह^ इसी मारे तो अभी तक कंु वारे ह^ और शायद आगे भी ऐसे ह रह+ गे।
  • EN: The other amenities were far above par.
    HI: औशट शे अधिक थे।
  • EN: You know what, Eric? Since you consider yourself so above par, why don't you tell me what a scale-invariant feature transform is?
    ID: Begini saja, karena kau menganggap dirimu unggul, katakan apa itu Scale Invariant Feature Transform?
  • EN: above par on the open market.
    TE: - బహిరంగ మార్కెట్లో ఇంకా ఎక్కువే
  • EN: The pace of the project was above par.
    TE: ఈ ప్రాజెక్ట్ వల్ల మొదట ముంపునకు గురయ్యేది పైడిపాక.
  • EN: Dean Walcott thinks otherwise... but my grades are way above par.
    ES: El decano Walcott se opone. Tengo un promedio superior.

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