principal

[US]/ˈprɪnsəpl/
[UK]/ˈprɪnsəpl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. most important; main

n. person in charge; head of a school capital; main sum of a loan

Phrases & Collocations

school principal

assistant principal

principal's office

academic principal

principal duties

principal component

principal component analysis

principal and interest

principal stress

principal axis

principal factor

principal investigator

repayment of principal

principal function

principal strain

principal product

principal direction

principal office

principal element

principal character

principal focus

principal tensile stress

major principal stress

principal value

principal action

Example Sentences

the principal of a college

the country's principal cities.

their principal source of entertainment.

He is the principal of this school.

the principal amount of your investment.

the principal's prerogative to suspend a student.

the principal cellist in an orchestra;

the principal rivers of a country

wool and mohair were the principal exports.

A spitball hit the principal on his nose.

digressing from the principal topic;

waltzed them into the principal's office.

had to ask the school principal to adjudicate the quarrel.

The judge examined the principal witness.

Drinking is a principal cause of highway deaths.

Real-world Examples

Mr.Ladd is the principal of our high school.

Source: Learn authentic English with Wilber Pan.

She's not the principal. She's the president.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 4

No one chooses to be a wartime principal.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

There are four principal types of limestones.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

You'll still owe the same principal, so you'll have to pay it later.

Source: Business Weekly

Khamis Maamour Chatmi is the principal of this school in Khartoum.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

Khadija Adam is the principal responsible for the day-to-day running of the institution.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

Ramadan Sulima is the principal of a daycare center in Jinidires, in Northwest Syria.

Source: VOA Special March 2023 Collection

The principal rewarded Susan for her exemplary performance in school.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

He then fired a shot when the school's principal tried to open the door.

Source: VOA Special Collection March 2018

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