principal

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principal
ˈprɪnsɪp(ə)l Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • first in order of importance; main.
    E.g. the country's principal cities
  • denoting an original sum invested or lent.
    E.g. the principal amount of your investment
noun
  • the most important or senior person in an organization or group.
    E.g. a design consultancy whose principal is based in San Francisco
  • a sum of money lent or invested, on which interest is paid.
    E.g. the winners are paid from the interest without even touching the principal
  • a person for whom another acts as an agent or representative.
    E.g. stockbrokers in Tokyo act as agents rather than as principals
  • the person directly responsible for a crime.
  • a main rafter supporting purlins.
  • an organ stop sounding a main register of open flue pipes typically an octave above the diapason.
    E.g. all the principals are on one manual

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