■ noun
1》 Golf the number of strokes a first-class player should normally require for a ~ticular hole or course.
↘a score of this number of strokes at a hole.
2》 (usu. in phr. above or below or under ~ , or on a ~ with ) the usual or expected level or amount.
3》 Stock Exchange the face value of a share or other security, as distinct from its market value.
↘(also ~ of exchange ) the recognized value of one country's currency in terms of another's.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ring , ~red ) Golf play (a hole) in ~.
Phrases
~ for the course what is normal or expected in any given circumstances.
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'equality of value or standing'): from L., 'equal', also 'equality'.