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- Dictionaryprincipal/ˈprɪnsɪpl/
adjective
- 1. first in order of importance; main: "the country's principal cities"
- 2. denoting an original sum invested or lent: "the principal amount of your investment"
noun
- 1. the most important or senior person in an organization or group: "a design consultancy whose principal is based in San Francisco" Similar
- 2. a sum of money lent or invested, on which interest is paid: "the winners are paid from the interest without even touching the principal" Similar
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The meaning of PRINCIPAL is most important, consequential, or influential : chief. How to use principal in a sentence. Principle vs. Principal: Usage Guide
an amount of money that someone has invested in a bank or lent to a person or organization so that they will receive interest on it from the bank, person, or organization: She lives off the interest and tries to keep the principal intact. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
the head or director of a school or, especially in England, a college. Synonyms: master, dean, headmaster. a person who takes a leading part in any activity, as a play; chief actor or doer. the first player of a division of instruments in an orchestra (excepting the leader of the first violins).
1. first in importance, rank, value, etc; chief. 2. denoting or relating to capital or property as opposed to interest, etc. noun. 3. a person who is first in importance or directs some event, action, organization, etc. 4. (in Britain) a civil servant of an executive grade who is in charge of a section.
principal [only before noun] (rather formal) most important: The principal reason for this omission is lack of time. Principal is mostly used for statements of fact about which there can be no argument.
1. a. One who holds a position of presiding rank, especially the head of an elementary school, middle school, or high school. b. A main participant in a situation, especially a financial transaction. c. A person having a leading or starring role in a performance, such as the first player in a section of an orchestra. 2. a.
B1. main, or most important: Her principal reason for moving is to be nearer her mother. principal. noun [ C ] uk / ˈprɪnsəp ə l / us. B2. the person in charge of a school or college: She was caught smoking and sent to see the principal. (Definition of principal from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
adjective. most important element. “the principal rivers of America”. “the principal example”. synonyms: chief, main, master, primary. important, of import. of great significance or value. noun. the educator who has executive authority for a school.
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Definition of principal adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
