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The correct spelling is principal.
How to pronounce principal
/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/
nounIPA: /ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/
Say it like: Pri-nsi-pal
The correct spelling is principal. The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated. For example: "A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest."
Usage Examples
“A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest.”
“My principal sells metal shims.”
“Smith is the principal architect of this design.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.
- 2.The chief administrator of a school.
- 3.The chief executive and chief academic officer of a university or college.
- 4.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.
- 5.The primary participant in a crime.
adjective
- 1.Primary; most important; first level in importance.
- 2.(Latinism) Of or relating to a prince; princely.
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