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ADJECTIVE | 1 | principal, chief, main, primary | Most important element |
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NOUN | 1 | principal | The original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated |
2 | principal, school principal, head teacher, head | The educator who has executive authority for a school | |
3 | principal, star, lead | An actor who plays a principal role | |
4 | principal, corpus, principal sum | Capital as contrasted with the income derived from it | |
5 | principal, dealer | The major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange |
Sounds | prih'nsahpahl |
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Rhymes | abdominal, Abel, able, and 2059 more rhymes in ahl at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Most important element. |
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Examples | "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example" |
Synonyms | chief, main, primary |
Similar to | important, of import |
Adverbs | principally |
Meaning | The original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated. |
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Part of | loan |
Broader | debt |
Meaning | The educator who has executive authority for a school. |
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Examples | "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal" |
Synonyms | school principal, head teacher, head |
Narrower | chancellor; headmaster, schoolmaster, master; headmistress |
Broader | educator, pedagogue |
Meaning | An actor who plays a principal role. |
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Synonyms | star, lead |
Narrower | co-star; film star, movie star; idol, matinee idol; television star, TV star |
Broader | actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player |
Meaning | Capital as contrasted with the income derived from it. |
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Synonyms | corpus, principal sum |
Broader | capital |
Meaning | The major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange. Buys and sells for his own account. |
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Synonyms | dealer |
Narrower | broker-dealer |
Broader | financier, moneyman |