How to Spell principal

principal

//ˈpɹɪnsəpəl//

principal - noun

  • The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.
  • The chief administrator of a school.
  • The chief executive and chief academic officer of a university or college.
  • A legal person that authorizes another (the agent) to act on their behalf; or on whose behalf an agent or gestor in a negotiorum gestio acts.
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"A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest."

principal - thesaurus

Synonyms: dean, client, diapason, proprietor, ringleader

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