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principal

[prin-suh-puhl] / ˈprɪn sə pəl /




NOUN
original amount of property either owned or owed
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Tencent says it currently has an aggregate principal amount of US$17.51 billion in outstanding notes under the program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Ben Burpitt, the principal at North Mead Primary Academy, said recruiting those specialist teachers was the challenge.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“The hybrids have been a godsend,” said Mark Politte, the store’s dealer principal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Are you trying to preserve the principal for heirs?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

So in early January of 1957, I drove the girls to school and took them to the office of the principal, Mr. Hines.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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