Definition of Principal sum

1. Noun. Capital as contrasted with the income derived from it.

Exact synonyms: Corpus, Principal
Generic synonyms: Capital

Lexicographical Neighbors of Principal Sum

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princessly
princessy
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princified
princing
principal
principal(a)
principal axis
principal diagonal
principal ideal
principal ideal domain
principal investigator
principal photography
principal quantum number
principal sum (current term)
principalist
principalists
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principally
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principalship
principalships
principate
principi
principia
principial

Literary usage of Principal sum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Judicial Dictionary, of Words and Phrases Judicially Interpreted: To by Frederick Stroud (1903)
"F. MONEY: principal sum. PRINCIPAL OFFICE.—The "Principal OFFICE" of a Co,— s. ... As to the phrase " principal sum" in a Power of Appointment; V. Samuda v. ..."

2. Journal of the Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention of the Protestant by Episcopal Church Diocese of Indiana. Convention, Episcopal Church (1871)
"That, too, fixes a certain sum annually against each of the Parishes, and that sum represents, as the bond does, the principal sum which will produce an ..."

3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: From by Great Britain Court of Chancery, John Scott Eldon (1827)
"... whereas no sum was made payable or secured to be paid by the bond: the condition being for replacing the capital or principal sum of 8000/. ..."

4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1913)
"It was also alleged that the defendants were Indebted to the petitioner in the sum of $420 as interest on said principal sum up to February 23, ..."

5. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"Such a contract, in case of individuals, capable of acting for themselves, would bind the obligor to pay interest on the principal sum at that rate after ..."

6. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett (1816)
"... nf the said sum of 48021 sicca rupees of principal, and of four annas on each rupee, as profit or premium on the said principal sum ; the said Maha ..."

7. A Treatise on the Law of Mortgages by John Joseph Powell, Thomas Coventry (1822)
"... into indorsed thereon," that, at thr expiration of each year, the year's interest principal at end due, should be added to the principal sum ; and then ..."

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