Dictionary definition for: Principal

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Dictionary definition for: Principal

1. (n) the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

2. (n) the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"

3. (n) an actor who plays a principal role

4. (n) capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

5. (n) the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account

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