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principal

[prin-suh-puhl] / ˈprɪn sə pəl /




NOUN
original amount of property either owned or owed
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However, this support ends when they leave school and parents and principals have warned that SEN school leavers face a "cliff edge" in provision for their future.

From BBC

“Take a seat, Chase. Our principal, Dr. Krupp, will talk to you after she gets off the phone.”

From Literature

This liquidity risk is real, especially because immediate annuities are typically irreversible and provide little or no access to the principal.

From MarketWatch

Lee Ho-ryung, principal researcher at the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses, told AFP the upcoming congress would likely see Kim announce "that the goal is now to maximise nuclear operational prowess".

From Barron's

Sun, the project's principal investigator, said the concept was inspired by cephalopods such as octopuses, which can rapidly alter the look and texture of their skin.

From Science Daily