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What does below par mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word below par? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. (golf) (of a score) Less than par for the hole or course
  2. (idiomatic) Not up to the average or normal standard
  3. (of a financial instrument) Having a price below its face value
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The jokes seemed to be aimed at an older audience, where as to me, the Simpsons movie felt below par and the jokes fairly stale.
They say that the mark of a great team is the ability to grind out results when they are below par, and this was another conspicuous example.
He said I was below par, and that it was our abominable English climate, and he sent me a bottle of tonic.
He says too many boaties have below par maritime skills, and that can lead to trouble when conditions change rapidly on the water.
Two years ago I was overweight, bloated, lacked energy, fell asleep early in the evenings and generally felt below par.
The disease makes its appearance when the child is in a run down condition and below par.

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