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principal

🇬🇧 UK/'prinsipәl/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLGREA2

Definitions

n.

The head of a school; the original sum of money invested or borrowed, on which interest is calculated.

校长;本金,资本

adj.

Most important; main; chief.

主要的,最重要的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
prinfirst
+
ciptake, seize, hold
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=principal

Common Collocations

  • 1.school principal学校校长
  • 2.principal amount本金金额
  • 3.repay the principal偿还本金
  • 4.deputy principal副校长

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The principal called an emergency assembly to address the students' concerns.

  • 2.

    You must repay the principal plus any accrued interest by the end of the year.

  • 3.

    She was summoned to the principal's office after the incident in the hallway.

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