- Principal amount
- The face amount of debt; the amount borrowed or lent. Often called principal. The New York Times Financial Glossary
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principal amount — The face amount of debt; the amount borrowed or lent . Often called principal. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
Notional Principal Amount — In an interest rate swap, the predetermined dollar amount on which the exchanged interest payments are based. Each period s rates are multiplied by the notional principal amount to determine the value of each counterparty s payment … Investment dictionary
principal — prin·ci·pal 1 / prin sə pəl/ adj 1: being the main or most important, consequential, or influential their principal place of business the principal obligor 2: of, relating to, or constituting principal or a principal the principal amount of the… … Law dictionary
Notional principal amount — In an interest rate swap, the predetermined dollar principal on which the exchanged interest payments are based. The New York Times Financial Glossary … Financial and business terms
notional principal amount — In an interest rate swap, the predetermined dollar principal on which the exchanged interest payments are based. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
principal — in the case of a loan, refers to the actual amount borrowed and on which interest is paid. Glossary of Business Terms The remaining balance owed on a loan by a borrower or on a security by its issuer, exclusive of any accrued interest. American… … Financial and business terms
Principal — (1) The total amount of money being borrowed or lent. (2) The party affected by agent decisions in a principal agent relationship. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. principal prin‧ci‧pal 1 [ˈprɪnspl] noun 1. [singular] FINANCE… … Financial and business terms
Principal-Protected Note - PPN — A fixed income security that guarantees a minimum return equal to the investor s initial investment (the principal amount). Also known as principal protected products and principal protected securities. These investments are tailored for risk… … Investment dictionary
Principal — may refer to: Education The head of an educational institution: *Principal (school), head of a primary or secondary school *Principal (university), chief executive of a university **Dean (education), a person with significant authority **Provost… … Wikipedia
principal vs principle — Principal as an adjective means first in order of importance: For example: The Mississippi is the principal river of the United States. Principal as a noun can mean the head teacher in a school or college: For example: The teacher sent… … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
