adjective, noun
adjective [onlybeforenoun] most important; main:
The principal reason for this omission is lack of time. * New roads will link the principal cities of the area. * Tourist revenue is now our principal source of wealth. * My principal concern is to get the job done fast. * The violins have the principal tune.
Part of speech: noun
1 (BrE) the person who is in charge of a college or a university:
Peter Brown, principal of St John's college
seealsoDEAN
2 (AmE) = HEADTEACHER:
Principal Ray Smith
3 [usuallysing.] (finance) an amount of money that you lend to sb or invest to earn interest
4 the person who has the most important part in a play, an opera, etc:
The performance of the two principals is disappointing.
5 (technical) a person that you are representing, especially in business or law:
The shareholders are principals and the managers are agents.
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