Principal Meaning

There are 7 meaning(s) for word Principal

Meaning 1 : the educator who has executive authority for a school

    Example : she sent unruly pupils to see the principal

    Synonyms : head,  head teacher,  school principal
Meaning 2 : the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account

    Synonyms : dealer
Meaning 3 : an actor who plays a principal role

    Synonyms : lead,  star
Meaning 4 : capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

    Synonyms : corpus,  principal sum
Meaning 5 : most important element

    Example : the principal rivers of America,the principal example

    Synonyms : chief,  main,  master,  primary
Meaning 6 : (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement

Meaning 7 : the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated


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