"subpar" meaning in English

See subpar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /səbˈpɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /səbˈpɑɹ/ [US], [səbˈpʰɑɹ] [US], [səbˈpʰɑ˞] [US], /səbˈpɑɹ/ [Canada]
Etymology: From sub- + par. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|par}} sub- + par Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} subpar (not comparable)
  1. Of less than a traditional or accepted standard. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: below par, under par Coordinate_terms: up to par, above par Translations (of less than a traditional or accepted standard): onder de maat (Dutch), benedenmaats (Dutch), ala-arvoinen (Finnish), médiocre (French), en dessous de la moyenne (French), niedostateczny [masculine] (Polish), дешёвка (dešóvka) [feminine] (Russian), ниже среднего (niže srednevo) (Russian), por debajo de la media (Spanish), subpar (Spanish), mediocre (Spanish), deficiente (Spanish), insatisfactorio (Spanish), inferior (Spanish), subóptimo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-subpar-en-adj-UFxADcZ0 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 38 11 Disambiguation of 'of less than a traditional or accepted standard': 96 2 2
  2. (golf) Synonym of below par. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: below par [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-subpar-en-adj-u9PWHkbf Categories (other): Golf, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 56 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 24 45 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 50 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 53 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 59 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 53 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 63 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 55 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 21 63 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 56 13 Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (finance) Trading at a price below face value. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-subpar-en-adj-GApPtaoD Categories (other): Finance Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cut the mustard

Alternative forms

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