principal amount

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principal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/us
/ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
first in order ...
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amount
noun[C]
uk
/əˈmaʊnt/us
/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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(Definition ofprincipalandamountfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The magnitudes of the dollar exchanges are determined by the ' notional ' orprincipalamountof the swap to which per dollar return differences apply.
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The payments are based upon an agreedprincipalamount(called the ' notional ' amount), and there is no immediate payment of money between the parties.
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The date is described in subsection (1) as a date on which theprincipalamountof the levy accrues due.
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The debt charges have now risen to £11,208,639, of which £2,493,710 is theprincipalamount, the other £8,700,000-odd being the interest.
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It is not the amount which would need to be added to the totalprincipalamountof our pension funds now in order to maintain their dividend income stream.
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Page 16, line 42, leave out ("that amount is so") and insert ("theprincipalamountis so applied, appropriated or").
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After the grace period, the borrower is given up to 10 years in which to repay the loanprincipalamountand interest.
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Among other modifications, the bill would allow bankruptcy judges to reduce theprincipalamountcontractually owed by the borrower under the original mortgage.
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The cash flows are calculated over a notionalprincipalamount.
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This includes theprincipalamountborrowed from banks and institutions and the interest that had accumulated over the years.
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This spending figure represents the proportion that historically could be spent without diminishing theprincipalamountof the endowment fund.
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Each period's rates are multiplied by the notionalprincipalamountto determine the height and currency of each counter-party's payment.
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It is growth in theprincipalamountinvested, but not necessarily an increase in the current income from the asset.
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However, as theprincipalamountgrows, the payments increase with inflation.
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Theprincipalamountis not at risk, unless the bank defaults.
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Once theprincipalamountof the loan is repaid, the profit-sharing arrangement is concluded.
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This includes reductions in the interest rate, as well as potential reductions of theprincipalamountof the loan.
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All other payments of economic value by the debtor to the creditor that reduce theprincipalamountoutstanding are known as principal payments.
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Each month, interest is calculated not only on theprincipalamountreceived by the borrower but on the interest previously assessed to the loan.
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Note that there is no exchange of the principal amounts and that the interest rates are on a notional (i.e. imaginary)principalamount.
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