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Defenition of the word principal

    • Defenition of the word principal

      • The most important element.
      • most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"
      • the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
      • capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
      • the major party to a financial transaction; buys and sells for his own account
      • the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"
      • an actor who plays a principal role
      • the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
      • the educator who has executive authority for a school
      • (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
      • most important element

    Synonyms for the word principal

      • chief
      • corpus
      • dealer
      • head
      • head teacher
      • lead
      • main
      • primary
      • principal sum
      • school principal
      • star

    Similar words in the principal

      • important
      • of import

    Meronymys for the word principal

      • loan

    Hyponyms for the word principal

      • broker-dealer
      • chancellor
      • co-star
      • criminal
      • crook
      • felon
      • film star
      • headmaster
      • headmistress
      • idol
      • malefactor
      • master
      • matinee idol
      • movie star
      • outlaw
      • schoolmaster
      • television star
      • TV star

    Hypernyms for the word principal

      • actor
      • capital
      • debt
      • educator
      • financier
      • histrion
      • moneyman
      • offender
      • pedagog
      • pedagogue
      • player
      • role player
      • thespian
      • wrongdoer

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