· the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

Hypernym(s): debt

· the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"

Synonym(s): school_principal, head_teacher, head

Hypernym(s): educator, pedagogue, pedagog

· an actor who plays a principal role

Synonym(s): star, lead

Hypernym(s): actor, histrion, player, thespian, role_player

· capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

Synonym(s): corpus, principal_sum

Hypernym(s): capital

· (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement

Hypernym(s): wrongdoer, offender

· the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account

Synonym(s): dealer

Hypernym(s): financier, moneyman

· 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 master bedroom"; "a master switch"

Synonym(s): chief, main, primary, master